Examining the Roles of Race and Politics in Voting Rights Act Pre-Clearance Requests

• In Event: Minority Participation and Ethnic Voting

Brief Overview

Were VRA preclearance requests benign election changes or were they driven by racial and political considerations? We utilize data collected on VRA preclearance requests via a FOIA request to examine the roles of race and politics in these requests.

Authors

• David Darmofal, University of South Carolina-Columbia

• Susan Marie Miller, Arizona State University