Effectiveness of Voting Rights Act Oversight
| Voting Rights Act related incidents | |
|---|---|
| Proposed voting changes withdrawn/modified after the Justice Dept. raised concerns about them (1990 and 2004) | 800 |
| Successful cases brought under Section 2 of the act, after voting changes have been made | 653 |
| Attorney General objections that blocked discriminatory voting changes | 626 |
Sources:
1.usa.gov
