United States v. Sandoval County, Nm

ORDER GRANTING JOINT MOTION FOR ENTRY OF LIMITED CONSENT DECREE

In enacting § 203 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA), 42 U.S.C. § 1973aa-la, Congress intended that “language minority populations have substantive access to the ballot.” H.R.Rep. No. 655, 102d Cong., 2d Sess. at 5 (1992), reprinted in 1992 U.S.C.C.A.N. 766, 769. In the case of historically unwritten Native American languages, a jurisdiction covered under § 203 “must furnish oral instruction, assistance, or other information relating to registration and voting.” 42 U.S.C. § 1973aa-la(c). As relevant here, the United States initiated…