[EL] DOJ Preclearance Denials under the Reauthorized VRA

[Chandler Davidson]

John,

Does DOJ have the data on more info requests?  As you know, these, in their own way, are important, too--especially those requests that are not responded to by the jurisdictions.

Chandler

On Jan 30, 2012, at 2:53 PM, John Tanner wrote:

> there are many others  see http://www.justice.gov/crt/about/vot/sec_5/obj_activ..php
> 
> On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 3:41 PM, nathaniel persily <nate at persily.com> wrote:
> I have been trying to gather together the preclearance denials issued from DOJ since the VRA has been reauthorized.  I have come up with the following:
> 
> 1.      Kinston, North Carolina, Move to Nonpartisan Elections (August 17, 2009)
> 2.      Lowndes, Georgia, Redistricting Plan (November 30, 2009)
> 3.      Fairfield County, South Carolina, Addition of Appointed Positions to Elected School Board of Trustees (August 16, 2010)
> 4.      Galveston, Texas, Switch to Combined Districted and Partially At-Large Elections (October 3, 2011)
> 5.      East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, Redistricting Plan (October 3, 2011)
> 6.      Amite County, Mississippi, Redistricting Plan (October 4, 2011)
> 7.      South Carolina Voter Identification Law (December 23, 2011)
> [8.     Texas Redistricting Plans (Brief Filed in D.D.C. on January 13, 2012) -- not really a preclearance denial, I know]
> 
> Of course, this does not include more information requests and other actions the Department might be taking.  But am I missing any denials of which listmembers are aware?  (I am not trying to invite a discussion of the rightness or wrongness of DOJ behavior; I'm just trying to make sure the list is accurate.)
> 
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