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Shelby County v. Holder, 570 U.S. 529 (2013), is a landmark decision [1] of the Supreme Court of the United States regarding the constitutionality of two provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965: Section 5, which requires certain states and local governments to obtain federal preclearance before implementing any changes to their voting laws or practices; and subsection (b) of Section 4 ...
[15] [16] Preclearance was the key feature of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 before it was rendered inoperable by the Supreme Court in Shelby County v. Holder. Under the VRA, preclearance required jurisdictions with a history of racial discrimination in voting to receive approval from the federal government before implementing any changes to ...
Case name Citation Date decided Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. 570 U.S. 1: June 17, 2013 Maracich v. Spears: 570 U.S. 48: June 17, 2013 Alleyne v.
The preclearance requirements for these "bailed in" jurisdictions were unaffected by the Supreme Court's ruling in Shelby County v. Holder. The following jurisdictions have been bailed into coverage under Section 3(c) of the Voting Rights Act: [5] [54] Thurston County, Nebraska [55] Escambia County, Florida [56] Alexander County, Illinois [57]
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A: As a former County Commissioner, I shared oversight of Shelby County's $1 billion budget, which prepared me to lead an office of almost 200 employees with a $7 million budget. With over 15 ...
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The John Lewis Voting Rights Act, which would create a new coverage formula for Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to replace the formula struck down by the Shelby County decision, currently awaits a vote in the House of Representatives, where it is similarly expected to pass with Democrats largely in support and Republicans largely ...