Congressional Democrats are expected to unveil new legislation this week that if passed would restore the requirement for federal approval for voting procedure changes in some states, a provision of the Voting Rights Act struck down by the Supreme Court two years ago.
The legislation, titled "The Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2015," would force any state that has had 15 or more voting rights violations in the last 25 years to be subject to federal preclearance for any change in voting procedure or law.
That criterion would initially subject 13 states to preclearance: New York, California, Arkansas, Arizona, Virginia, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Louisiana, and Texas.
States put on preclearance would be able to free themselves by going 10 consecutive years without a voting rights violation.
I thing my solution is better.
I would add the preclearance test to the Census. Every ten years, all states would be put on preclearance. They would then have 90-120 days to report their last 10 years of voting records to the Justice Department for review. Those that past would be bailed-out. This would be done before the states issued the redistricting plans.
NYC Wins When Everyone Can Vote! Michael H. Drucker
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