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Episode 517: What is the ‘Gingles Test’ and How Does it Impact Minority Voting Rights?
The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for May 8, 2024
What is the ‘Gingles Test’ and How Does it Impact Minority Voting Rights?
Today, we’re looking at a principle called the “Gingles Test” that federal courts use when determining whether a gerrymandered redistricting map is a violation of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. How that test is interpreted can determine whether minority voters can elect the candidate of their choice, or their vote is diluted by an anti-voter state legislature.
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