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Governance by decree : the impact of the Voting Rights Act in Dallas / Ruth P. Morgan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Morgan, Ruth P., 1934-2021.
- Series:
- Studies in government and public policy
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Voting Rights Act of 1965.
- United States.
- Election law--United States.
- Election law.
- Dallas (Tex.)--Politics and government.
- Dallas (Tex.).
- Dallas (Tex.)--Race relations.
- Dallas (Tex.)--Social conditions.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 326 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, [2004]
- Contents:
- Part I. Political Participation and the Law
- 1. The Voting Rights Act 9
- Evolution of Voting Rights Law 12
- The Voting Rights Act of 1965 15
- The Voting Rights Act Amendments 21
- Administrative Enforcement 29
- 2. Voting Rights Case Law 33
- Phases of Voting Rights Litigation 41
- The Voting Rights Act in Court 56
- Part II. Context for Political Participation in Dallas
- 3. History and Culture of the City 67
- Attitudes and Mythology 67
- Distinctive Historical Experiences 73
- Population and Economic Variables 79
- 4. Political Heritage 88
- Formal Rules: Charters and Election Laws 88
- Informal Rules: Parties and Slating Groups 102
- Opaque Rules: The Power Structure 113
- 5. Dallas in Court, 1967-1991 119
- The Goldblatt Case 121
- The Lipscomb Cases 124
- The Williams Case 140
- Part III. The Legacy of Legislation and Litigation
- 6. Electoral Effects of the VRA in Dallas 155
- Ballot Access 156
- Campaign Finance 166
- Redistricting 168
- Faces and Places 177
- 7. Governance Consequences 197
- Council-Manager Form of Government: Modified 197
- Relations Between Officials and Self-Appointed Policy Makers 225
- 8. Policy Results 229
- Setting the Agenda: Top Down 230
- Setting the Agenda: Bottom Up 247
- A. Candidates for the Dallas City Council by Race, Date of Candidacy, and Date of Election, 1967-1997 279
- B. Dallas City Council Members, 1967-2001 288.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-305) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0700613064
- 0700613072
- OCLC:
- 53469879
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