Battle over bilingual ballots language minorities and political access under the voting rights act

Includes bibliographical references (p. [371]-391) and indexes.

Literacy test bans before 1975 -- Language assistance for voters before 1975 -- Special protections for language minority voters since 1975 -- Language assistance and voter assistance since 1975 -- The July 2002 determinations and section 203 coverage -- Implementation and cost of language assistance in covered jurisdictions -- Passage of the Voting Rights Act Reauthorization Act of 2006 -- Debunking ten myths about language assistance -- Discrimination against Alaska natives -- Remedying language discrimination in the Bethel census area of Alaska -- Essays on language assistance under the VRA.