The Voting Rights Act Does Not Prevent Preclearance When the Retrogressive Impact of a Redistricting Plan Does Not Impair the Ability of Minority Voters to Elect Candidates of Their Choosing in Their District: Georgia v. Ashcroft

Authors

Daniel L. Stants

Abstract

The United States Supreme Court ruled that a vote dilution violation under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act is not an independent reason to deny Section 5 preclearance when redrawing voting districts based on changes stemming from the United States Census.

Georgia v. Ashcroft, 123 S. Ct. 2498 (2003).

First Page

945

Recommended Citation

Daniel L. Stants, The Voting Rights Act Does Not Prevent Preclearance When the Retrogressive Impact of a Redistricting Plan Does Not Impair the Ability of Minority Voters to Elect Candidates of Their Choosing in Their District: Georgia v. Ashcroft, 42 Duq. L. Rev. 945 (2004).
Available at: https://dsc.duq.edu/dlr/vol42/iss4/12