Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act in San Juan County, Utah

• In Event: Electoral Districting in the United States

Brief Overview

This paper will consider the Voting Rights Act in San Juan County Utah, where the electoral system has been changed from at-large to single member districts and then shifted those districts to where Native Americans are the majority in 2 of 3 seats.

Authors

• Shawn J. Donahue, University at Buffalo (SUNY)

• Garrett DuMond, Binghamton University