Justice's Processing of Mississippi's Proposed Voting Changes

In response to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the manner in which the Department of Justice processes submissions from the State of Mississippi and its local jurisdictions under section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. The report addressed: (1) the time taken to process Mississippi's submissions compared to the time taken for other covered jurisdictions; and (2) whether Justice uses form letters asking identical questions when requesting additional information from Mississippi.