[EL] Question about mail-in ballots and VRA Section 2 analsyes

[Dan Meek]

If a general election is conducted with mail-in ballots, it would be 
necessary to identify each ballot by precinct in order to know who won 
legislative and local government contests.  You would need to know the 
precinct totals in order to know who won city offices, district offices, 
and state legislative offices, none of which are elected "by county."

Dan Meek

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On 5/1/2020 12:18 PM, George Korbel wrote:
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> *Subject:* [EL] Question about mail-in ballots and VRA Section 2 analsyes
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> Dr. Lisa Handley recently pointed out to me an issue related to 
> mail-in ballots and Voting Rights Section 2 compliance. Determining if 
> a redistricting plan complies with Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act 
> requires a racial bloc voting analysis and this is conducted using 
> election precinct returns and other election precinct data.
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> Several counties do not report (and some states do not require) 
> mail-in ballots to be allocated back to the election precinct level 
> but instead simply tabulate and report the votes at the county level. 
> This would  not permit anyone to conduct a racial bloc voting analysis.
>
> In these situations, is there any way to ensure that mail-in ballots 
> be reported at the election precinct level as opposed to the county level?
>
> Jeff Wice
> Adjunct Professor/Senior Fellow
> New York Law School
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> New York, NY 10013
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