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A dated list of changes to how Americans vote: district maps, polling places and drop boxes, voting laws and rules, and courts and election officials. Each entry says who did what and when, shows what became of it, and links to the page it rests on. Attempts that failed are listed as failed. Entries that rest on a news report name the outlet.

This is the state view: events recorded for Texas, then national events that apply here. See the national timeline.

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2002

  1. Jun 21, 2002 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to Waller County's 2001 commissioner, justice of the peace and constable plans

    In a letter of June 21, 2002, the Justice Department addressed the 2001 redistricting plans for the Waller County commissioners court, justice of the peace and constable districts, along with polling place changes. It states that "I cannot conclude that the county's burden under Section 5 has been sustained" and that, on behalf of the Attorney General, the writer must object, noting that the benchmark plan had two majority-minority precincts and the proposed plan only one.

    Related: Three-judge federal court finds for the United States against the Waller County voter registrar over Prairie View A&M student registration · Justice Department sues Waller County over voter registration practices affecting Prairie View A&M students; consent decree entered October 17, 2008

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

2001

  1. Nov 16, 2001 State Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to the 2001 Texas House redistricting plan

    In a letter listed as dated November 16, 2001, the Justice Department addressed the 2001 redistricting plan for the Texas House of Representatives, adopted by the Legislative Redistricting Board after the Legislature did not enact a plan. The letter states: "I cannot conclude that the State's burden under Section 5 has been sustained in this instance. Therefore, on behalf of the Attorney General, I must object to the 2001 redistricting plan for the Texas House of Representatives."

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

2000

  1. Jun 5, 2000 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Sealy Independent School District (Austin County): Numbered posts

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Texas records an objection letter dated June 5, 2000, to Sealy Independent School District (Austin County). The list describes the change as "Numbered posts." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

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How this timeline is built

Every entry rests on at least one source that was opened and read, and that source states the date and the fact. Courts, legislatures, election offices, the Justice Department, the Census Bureau, the Federal Register and Congress.gov come first. A news report is used only when no official page states the fact, and it is labeled with the outlet's name. Encyclopedias are not used as sources. History starts in 1965 with the Voting Rights Act. County names come from the Census Bureau's 2024 Gazetteer. Congressional district numbers are those in use for the 2026 election; an event is tagged to a district only when its source names that congressional district.

When a later event changes an earlier one, such as a law later struck down, both entries are listed and point to each other. This page does not predict outcomes or say which party a change helps. U.S. House maps for 2026 · How people voted in past elections, by county · Back to the 2026 voting center.