AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoSome Republican-led states refuse to let Justice Department monitors into polling placesapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1362arrow-down10cross-posted to: brainworms@lemm.ee
arrow-up1362arrow-down1external-linkSome Republican-led states refuse to let Justice Department monitors into polling placesapnews.comAmbiguousProps@lemmy.today to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square28fedilinkcross-posted to: brainworms@lemm.ee
minus-squarethree20three@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agoSince 1965, federal officials have sent about 32,000 observers to jurisdictions with histories of harassing minority voters or even outright denying them access to the ballot. But officials say their hands are now tied by a 2013 Supreme Court decision that gutted the heart of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.As a result of that decision, in Shelby County v. Holder, the Justice Department will send observers only to jurisdictions where it already has court approval. That encompasses seven counties or jurisdictions in Alaska, California, Louisiana, and New York.
Since 1965, federal officials have sent about 32,000 observers to jurisdictions with histories of harassing minority voters or even outright denying them access to the ballot. But officials say their hands are now tied by a 2013 Supreme Court decision that gutted the heart of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.As a result of that decision, in Shelby County v. Holder, the Justice Department will send observers only to jurisdictions where it already has court approval. That encompasses seven counties or jurisdictions in Alaska, California, Louisiana, and New York.