[EL] common assertion about redistricting isn't true

[Gaddie, Ronald K.]

And if we really want to go further, one (or more) of the North Carolina legislative remedies to the Shaw challenge was precleared by the Clinton DOJ (1997). And also the Johnson III maps in Georgia (1995). And Smith v. Beasley (SC legislature, 1996).  And DOJ rejected the 1994 Louisiana congressional map passed by the legislature after Hays, in 1994, as I recall.

I think we can assume that everyone is talking about post decennial. And I do not recall any redistricting plans were submitted pre-Allen.

Best,
Keith




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Subject: Re: [EL] common assertion about redistricting isn't true

That is correct.
In  1965 and 1966 DOJ was monitoring registration and elections and had not yet geared up for section 5 enforcement.

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On Jun 12, 2011, at 5:31 PM, "Abigail Thernstrom" <thernstr at fas.harvard.edu> wrote:

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>    I am sure that none were -- although of course I could be wrong.  But
> prior to Allen, there was no reason for any jurisdiction to believe
> redistricting had to be submitted for preclearance.
>
> Abigail Thernstrom
> Vice-chair, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
> Adjunct Scholar, American Enterprise Institute
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> On Jun 12, 2011, at 8:24 PM, john.k.tanner at gmail.com wrote:
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>> And I would question whether any redistricting plans were submitted
>> for section 5 review pre-Allen
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>> -----Original Message-----
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>> Interesting point. Perhaps we can refer to 2011-2012 the first
>> regular post decennial census redistricting with a Democrat in the
>> White House.
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>> Jeff Wice
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