This would be a majority vote requirement.  A switch from plurality to
majority vote requirement is a paradigmatic method of submerging the
voting rights of minorities.  It would be subject to Section 5 review
under the VRA.

richardwinger@yahoo.com 4/25/2006 3:37:25 PM >>>

I am not very well informed about the voting rights
act.  Can anyone who is, help me with this question?

Is there any precedent that suggests that if a state
which does not now have a run-off primary were to
institute one, and this state is a covered
jurisdiction, would this state have a problem with the
Voting Rights Act if it tried to implement a run-off
partisan primary?

__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Tired of spam?  Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around 
http://mail.yahoo.com