Right. According to a Justice Department document on the 2013 "Shelby County vs. Heller" decision, "Section 5 was enacted to freeze changes in election practices or procedures in covered jurisdictions until the new procedures have been determined, either after administrative review by the Attorney General, or after a lawsuit before the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, to have neither discriminatory purpose or effect." So it sounds like if any monitored jurisdiction had tried to tempt fate and sneak something in without pre-approval, any lawsuit filed in opposition would have elicited an immediate stay against its enforcement until the suit was resolved. So there would have been no point. Other jurisdictions might have been able to get away with putting something into effect and enforcing it until a final judgement was issued.
OK, so certain states needed the pre-clearance, and others did not? I remember talk of pre-clearance.
Right. According to a Justice Department document on the 2013 "Shelby County vs. Heller" decision, "Section 5 was enacted to freeze changes in election practices or procedures in covered jurisdictions until the new procedures have been determined, either after administrative review by the Attorney General, or after a lawsuit before the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, to have neither discriminatory purpose or effect." So it sounds like if any monitored jurisdiction had tried to tempt fate and sneak something in without pre-approval, any lawsuit filed in opposition would have elicited an immediate stay against its enforcement until the suit was resolved. So there would have been no point. Other jurisdictions might have been able to get away with putting something into effect and enforcing it until a final judgement was issued.
Don't mean to correct you but, it's Shelby County v Holder. Heller is the individual right to a gun decision. Maybe you mistyped?
Oops ... thought that sounded off when I typed it. Thanks!
Among this crowd, corrections are welcome and appreciated! Heller sounded so right, too, but you're definitely right on Holder.
Oh. Good to know. My first thought was, "There's two Heller decisions?" So I looked it up.
Thanks a lot, that makes perfect sense. I appreciate it.