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Texas redistricting rejected under Voting Rights Act

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A panel of U.S. judges has determined that election districts drawn up in Texas after the 2010 census are in violation of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.  Bloomberg News is reporting that minorities’ ability to vote their interests has been strategically minimized under the current electoral map’s guidelines. The…

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Civil rights icon shames Republican into dropping anti-voting rights measure

Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) speaking out against a Republican measure that would de-fund the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Screenshot via C-SPAN.

Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA) learned a lesson in humility on the floor of the House of Representatives Wednesday night. Reacting to an amendment proposed by Broun that would withhold funding for the enforcement of a key portion of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, Rep. John Lewis (D-GA), who actually…

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New state laws threaten U.S. voting rights: Holder

Attorney General Eric Holder at a Department of Justice press conference. Photo: AFP.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Attorney General Eric Holder is venturing deeper into a political thicket over how individual states run elections, saying discrimination based on race or ethnicity still prevents people from voting. Holder, the chief U.S. law enforcement official, is addressing the issue on the eve of an election year.…

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