Does Federal Preclearance Make a Difference? Examining the Effects of Shelby on the Minority Voting Gap and Countermobilization
The 2013 Shelby decision suspended federal preclearance restrictions on changes to voting laws in several states with a history of racial or ethnic discrimination and disparities in voting. We analyze the impact of removing federal preclearance of state election reforms on minority voter turnout by estimating the triple difference in minority turnout versus white turnout […]