In 2007, certain provisions of the Voting Rights Act will
expire. Congress will soon debate extending these provisions for 25
years. The following resources discuss the implications of this
legislation (H.R. 9 and S. 2703).
Reauthorization of the Temporary Provisions of the Voting Rights
Act
Briefing Report
United States Commission on Civil Rights
Voting Rights Enforcement and Authorization
Commission Report
United States Commission on Civil Rights
Minority Voting Studies of Jurisdictions Covered by Section Five of
the Voting Rights Act
American Enterprise Institute
Assessment of Voting Rights Progress in Jurisdictions Covered under
Section Five of the Voting Rights Act
by Edward Blum and Lauren Campbell
American Enterprise Institute
Letter: Oppose the Multilingual Voting Mandate in the Voting Rights
Act Reauthorization (H.R. 9)
by Rep. Steve King
Incumbent Rights Act
Editorial
The Wall Street Journal
An Insulting Provision
by Edward Blum
National Review Online
Emergency Exit
by Abigail Thernstrom
The New York Sun
"A White Individual": How the Voting Rights Act Promotes Racial
Polarization
Editorial
The Wall Street Journal
The English Franchise
by Peter Kirsanow
National Review Online
Bilingual Bailout
by Peter Kirsanow
National Review Online
Voting Rights Act is no panacea
by Star Parker
Townhall.com
Voting Rights Act: After 40 Years, It's Time for Virginia to Move
On . . .
by Abigail Thernstrom and Edward Blum
The Richmond Times-Dispatch
Who's Playing Politics
By Edward Blum, Abigail Thernstrom, and Roger Clegg
National Review Online
Birth of a Gerrymander
by Abigail Thernstrom
The Weekly Standard
Foreign Language Ballots Cause a Rebellion
by Phyllis Schlafy
Human Events
A Vote for English
by George Will
The Washington Post
Five
Reasons Why Congress Should Not Renew the Bilingual Voting
Provisions of the Voting Rights Act
ProEnglish
End Foreign-Language Ballot Mandate
Human Events
Voting Wrongs
by Quin Hillyer
The American Spectator
Testimony
Gerald A. Reynolds
Chairman, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
Testimony
John J. Park, Jr.
Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General Office of
Alabama
Testimony
Roger Clegg
President and General Counsel, Center for Equal Opportunity
Testimony
Edward Blum
American Enterprise Institute
Testimony
K.C. McAplin
Executive Director, ProEnglish
Testimony
Abigail Thernstrom
Senior Fellow, Manhattan Institute
Testimony
Linda Chavez
President, One Nation Indivisible; President, Center for Equal
Opportunity
Testimony
Peter Kirsanow
Member, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights; Member, National Labor
Relations Board
Testimony
Mauro Mujica
Chairman of the Board, U.S. English, Inc.