13

Feb

Uncategorized

Washington State: SB5668, Washington voting rights act

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Washington State: SB5668. Enacting the Washington voting rights act Read the Bill Track the Bill Here

06

Feb

Uncategorized

Guinier and Blacksher Compare Shelby Decision to Dred Scott

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James Blacksher, a practicing voting rights attorney in Alabama and Harvard Law professor and former DOJ Special Asst. to the AAG. for the Civil Rights Division, Lani Guinier write this article…

06

Feb

Casedocs, Redistricting Race RulesCommissioners court, Dallas County, Harding, Texas

Case Filing: Missouri NAACP v. Ferguson-Florissant School District et. al.

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Missouri - Plaintiffs content in this lawsuit filed in December that African-American voters in Ferguson-Florissant are denied the ability to elect candidates of their choice to the local school board…

04

Feb

Redistricting, Strategy and Politics

Census 2020 Starts Now!

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It seems as though census 2010 was just yesterday but with the New Year, the 2020 census timeline is upon us; the official Census Bureau 2020 Census Redistricting Data Program…

04

Feb

Redistricting, Redistricting Race RulesBASICS, language minorities, section 203

Language Minority Provisions of the Voting Right Act

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The U.S. population is becoming increasingly diverse. Many regions have significant populations for which English is not their first language, to address this the Voting Rights Act was amended to…

04

Feb

Redistricting

Redistricting Explained in a 1 Minute Video

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This video explains the process of redistricting on the state level. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r7qJvprHXw

04

Feb

RedistrictingBASICS, reapportionment, VIDEO

Reapportionment Explained in a 2 Minute Video

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The U.S. Census Bureau explains the reapportionment process which occurs every decade. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUCnb5_HZc0

04

Feb

Redistricting Race RulesAustin-Hillery, Brennan Center, Heritage foundation, Spakovsky

Debating the Voting Rights Act (VIDEO)

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Nicole Austin-Hillery, Brennan Center for Justice and Hans A. Von Spakovsky of the Heritage Foundation square off on the question on CSPAN. Watch here.  

04

Feb

Redistricting Litigation, Redistricting Race Rulescongress

Two Congresswomen on the Early Prospects of the VRAA in Congress (VIDEO)

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June 2014 - Rep. Sanchez and Rep Fudge discuss the prospects of the VRAA advancing in congress. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKURYbThQOs