Re‐righting the law: The impact of VRA preclearance on language minorities

The 1975 Voting Rights Act (VRA) extended voting rights protections to language minority groups. Employing a triple difference design, we find that language minority voter turnout remained stable in VRA‐shielded counties while it eroded elsewhere. This led to a reallocation of state educational fund...

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Published in:Economics and politics 2024-11
Main Authors: Harrison, James M., Gamino, Aaron M.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:The 1975 Voting Rights Act (VRA) extended voting rights protections to language minority groups. Employing a triple difference design, we find that language minority voter turnout remained stable in VRA‐shielded counties while it eroded elsewhere. This led to a reallocation of state educational funds away from unshielded counties. As a result, shielded counties experienced preferable changes in their high school graduation rates, white‐collar job attainment, and income. We find most of these differences were driven by the VRA's preclearance provision.
ISSN:0954-1985
1468-0343
DOI:10.1111/ecpo.12324