[EL] The New Vote Denial - update?

[Rick Hasen]

 From your list, it looks like there has been only one reported section 
2 case involving something other than districting (both redistricting 
and at large elections):

    A suit brought in 2012 against inequitable early voting availability
    in Shannon
    County, South Dakota, which is entirely within the boundaries of the
    Pine
    Ridge Indian Reservation.40 Early voting is statutorily required for
    46 days
    before election day; in most counties, voters are able to use early
    voting at
    their county courthouse, but officials planned to make early voting
    available
    within Shannon County (which has no courthouse) for only six days.
    On all
    other days, Shannon County citizens would have to travel to Fall River
    County, which is up to 2 hours and 45 minutes away, in order to
    vote. After
    the suit was brought, the state committed to a full period of voting
    in Shannon
    County.

On 9/3/2013 9:37 AM, Justin Levitt wrote:
> I can't call it an update to Dan's magnificent piece, but after the 
> Congressional VRA hearings this summer, Sen. Grassley asked me for 
> incidents since 2006.  I compiled nine categories of incidents, 
> including successful section 2 litigation -- and though I don't 
> pretend that my list was comprehensive (not all section 2 cases result 
> in reported decisions, for example -- and though I tried to look 
> beyond reported decisions, I don't know whether I got them all), it 
> may nevertheless be useful.  My starting point was anything more 
> recent than the VRARA's signing date (July 27, 2006).
>
> My responses to Senator Grassley's questions are here 
> <http://redistricting.lls.edu/files/_%20Levitt%20responses%20to%20Grassley%20QFRs.pdf>; 
> the particular response to the question about incidents starts on p. 
> 6, and the section 2 cases start on p. 19.
>
> Justin
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> On 9/2/2013 4:43 PM, Rick Hasen wrote:
>> Has anyone done an update to Dan Tokaji's excellent 2006 piece, The 
>> New Vote Denial? 
>> <http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=896786>
>> I'm specifically looking for any survey of the results of VRA section 
>> 2 litigation outside the context of redistricting since 2006.
>> Thanks
>> -- 
>> Rick Hasen
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