Push for state-level voting rights acts renewed after supreme court ruling

Nine states have a version of voting rights act and 11 more, including several in the south, have introduced bills to protect voters in absence of federal protections After the US supreme court essentially struck down another major provision of the Voting Rights Act, advocates and Democratic lawmakers have renewed a push in the states to enact their own versions of the landmark civil rights bill to protect voters. The supreme court ruled this week in Louisiana v Callais, effectively dismantli...

By Rachel Leingang