Effects of the Voting Rights Act in Texas
Perceptions of County Election Administrators
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10933989 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Charles L Cotrell, Jerry Polinard |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 67-80 |
| Publication date | 1986-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Publius The Journal of Federalism (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0048-5950 • E-ISSN: 1747-7107 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubjof.a037624 |
| OpenAlex | W2312231051 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Texas county election administrators view the Voting Rights Act negatively, but acknowledge that the act affects their decisions about election administration. The VRA is also seen as costly and not contributing to citizen participation; however, only a small percentage of the survey sample reported on here would eliminate the VRA. Although there is hostility expressed about federal government intrusion in local affairs, there is compliance with the VRA by local election officials. The number of Texas submissions and U.S. Attorney General objections to election changes is sizable when compared with other states covered by the VRA. Federal objections to some election law changes have resulted in the election of minority public officials. Texas' Section 5 objections are evidence of a history of voter discrimination
Administration (probate law · Compliance (psychology · Election law · Government (linguistics · Group voting ticket · Local election · Local government · Perception · Political science · Politics · Voting · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Law, Rights, and Freedoms · Legal and Constitutional Studies · Psychology · Public Administration · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.03 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1994 - 1994 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |