A Winning Outcome In Spite of Years of Non Compliance

Lisa Hauser has substantial experience in assisting government clients comply with Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, and its corresponding regulations. Section 5 requires that jurisdictions receive preclearance by the Voting Section, Civil Rights Division, United States Department of Justice, before implementing any voting change. In 2010, the Pinal County Community College District discovered that its existing districts had never received preclearance. On further examination, the District learned that none of its district maps adopted since the early 1970s had ever been submitted to the Department of Justice. Lisa worked with the District and the Department of Justice to resolve more than three decades of unprecleared maps. As a result of her efforts, the District was able to successfully resolve 30 years of non-compliance without any sanction or legal action by the Department of Justice.