Justice Stevens cannot plausibly be cited today for the proposition that North Carolina’s oppressive new voting laws are justifiable by virtue of some form of voter fraud.
The federal government, in the form of the Census Bureau, is permitting states and counties all over the country to undermine the “one person, one vote” concept.
The Supreme Court overturned a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, removing a critical tool to combat racial discrimination in voting. See all of the Center's recent resources on the VRA and ideas on how to move forward after the Court's decision.
Minnesota currently has the Online Registration, Election Day Registration, and Portability components of Voter Registration Modernization in place. Minnesota also has electronic pollbooks in at least one county.
The most dramatic consequence of Shelby County is that new election laws and regulations are being proposed or implemented that probably would not have seen the light of day.
