Publications
- September 16, 2011 | from The Chief Justice Earl Warren Institute on Law and Social Policy Redistricting: Estimating Citizen Voting Age Population When determining how to draw electoral districts in a way that complies with the Voting Rights Act, many jurisdictions will need to consider proportions of citizen voting age population (CVAP). While the US Decennial Census captures basic demographic information about all individuals in the United States, it doesn’t inquire into citizenship status. As such, line drawing officials will need to estimate CVAP through other means. This research brief explains Census Bureau data sources, including the American Community Survey, which estimates CVAP, but has some limitations for redistricting use. The brief then explains a method to use ACS and Census data in conjunction to develop more accurate CVAP estimates that are better for redistricting uses than ACS estimates alone.
- September 08, 2011 | from Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Testimony before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on New State Voting Laws: Barriers to the Ballot? The Lawyers' Committee testified before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on the new state voting laws that have been passed by numerous state legislatures that severely restrict access to the ballot.
- July 22, 2011 | from Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Election Protection 2010 Report Election Protection's Report on the 2010 Election provides a comprehensive picture of the problems voters faced at the polls.
- February 24, 2011 | from Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Lawyers' Committee's Annual Reports for 2010 The 2010 Annual Reports for the each of our Projects and Initiatives.
- March 11, 2009 | from Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Election Protection 2008 Report Election Protection releases 2008 report, Election Protection 2008: Helping Voters Today, Modernizing the System for Tomorrow
