“The problem with the invalidated formula, in our view, is that it does not cover all the jurisdictions that have imposed or tried to impose techniques like racially discriminatory voter I.D. laws. Such efforts have become widespread in areas not governed by the preclearance rule.”
How is the person behind the desk with the list of voters in front of him or her supposed to be able to tell if the person in front of them is indeed the person on the list??
This part of the Civil Rights Act should have been declared unconstitutional a long time ago. How can anyone justify treating nine states and selected counties in six other states differently than the rest of the country? It was a travesty that should have been ended a long time ago.