Has the voting rights act outlived its usefulness? In a word, No

Legislative Studies Quarterly

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 525-553

  Lublin, David ^a   Brunell, Thomas L ^b   Grofman, Bernard ^c   Handley, Lisa ^d  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Department of Frontier International Electoral Consulting ^*  (United States)

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EID: 77950782118     PISSN: 03629805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3162/036298009789869673     Document Type: Article

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