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October 22, 2015

Alabama Backs Down Slightly on Plan to Shutter DMVs in Black Areas 
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Alabama has backed down slightly on a plan to shutter 31 driver's
license offices in majority African-American areas. The planned closures
came after Alabama passed a law requiring a government-issued ID to
vote. Birmingham News columnist John Archibald wrote: "Every single
county in which blacks make up more than 75 percent of registered voters
will see their driver license office closed. Every one." Following a
national outcry, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley said the offices will
be reopened at least one day a month.

 

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