DOJ has lists of preclearance activity on their website at
http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/voting/sec_5/about.htm ... Unless someone else has
more detailed info, I'd say you need to compare the list of submissions to
the list of objections - I don't think they print a list of "precleared"
submissions.

Of course (as Dennis Miller used to say), I could be wrong.

Doug Chapin, Director
http://electionline.org


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Subject: Database on VRA Decisions?


I have a doctoral student working on a project analyzing the effect of 
local election structures (number of seats, at-large vs. district 
elections, etc.) on local decisionmaking (expenditures, employment).  We 
would like to identify those electoral changes that resulted from (or were 
stopped by) DOJ action under section 5 of the Voting Rights Act as well as 
changes that may have been brought about by private litigation.

Does anyone know if there is a database that tracks Voting Rights Act 
decisions and/or DOJ pre-clearance decisions in a systematic way?

Thanks in advance for any help.

Tim

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