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January 17, 2014

Bipartisan Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Partly Restore Voting Rights Act 
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A bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced a new bill to help
restore the Voting Rights Act after the Supreme Court struck down a key
provision last June. Among other provisions, the bill would create a new
formula for determining which states must seek federal permission before
making election-related changes, after the court rejected the old
formula. But civil rights groups have expressed concerns about the
bill's exemptions for voter ID laws that disproportionately impact
people of color and the poor.

 

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