Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Inclusive Elections Act of 2021”.
Inclusive Elections Act of 2021
A BILL
To clarify the disparate burden test, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Disparate burden test
Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 10301) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(c) In determining whether members of a class of citizens have less opportunity than other members of the electorate to participate in the political process and to elect representatives of their choice, a court shall consider whether—
“(1) the challenged standard, practice, or procedure imposes a disparate burden on members of a class of citizens protected by subsection (a); and
“(2) the disparate burden is in part caused by or related to social and historical conditions that produce or produced discrimination against members of the protected class.”