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Shelby County v. Holder, 570 U.S. 529 (2013), is a landmark decision [1] of the Supreme Court of the United States regarding the constitutionality of two provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965: Section 5, which requires certain states and local governments to obtain federal preclearance before implementing any changes to their voting laws or practices; and subsection (b) of Section 4 ...
Mail the application to the Shelby County Election Commission, 980 Nixon Dr., Memphis, TN 38134. Mailing your voter application will require you to vote in person in the first election with a ...
The coverage formula, contained in Section 4(b) of the Act, determines which states are subject to preclearance. As enacted in 1965, the first element in the formula was whether, on November 1, 1964, the state or a political subdivision of the state maintained a "test or device" restricting the opportunity to register and vote.
SVRAs seek to mitigate the impact of court decisions that have weakened the federal VRA, such as the 2013 decision in Shelby County v. Holder. By implementing preclearance measures and combating racial vote dilution, SVRAs create stronger protections for minority voters at the state level. The first SVRA was enacted in 2002 in California. [3]
About three weeks before the May primary election, a letter landed in the mailboxes of about 240 registered Spencer County voters, informing them they would now vote in Shelby County.
Primary elections for the Nov. 5 races and the general election for Memphis-Shelby County Schools board and Shelby County General Sessions Court Clerk were held on Aug. 1. You can find a full list ...
Voters line up at an early voting location at Second Baptist Church in Memphis, Tenn., on the first day of early voting for the November 5 election on Wednesday, October 16, 2024.
The Republican Party of Shelby County is the ... which was founded by Robert Church Jr. in 1916 to promote black voter registration. ... (U.S. Court of Appeals for ...