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Post by bot on Jun 26, 2014 14:48:39 GMT -5
Voting Rights Act: A Year in Review Yesterday marked the one year anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in Shelby County v. Holder, which gutted crucial voter protections. The decision invalidated Section 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act, a key provision that established preclearance coverage formulas. In 2006, Congress reauthorized the Voting Rights Act on an overwhelmingly bipartisan basis, passing 390-33 in the House, and 98-0 in the Senate. Here’s a look at what’s happened in the past year since the Supreme Court’s decision: www.democraticwhip.gov/sites/default/files/VotingRightsOneYearDoc.pdf
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