The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Dec. 16, 2024
Brian is gone today. The current climate suggests that further VRA destruction is imminent, so expect pro-democracy states who've not already implemented state VRAs to act rapidly in 2025.
With the SCOTUS Majority Intent on Dismantling the Voting Rights Act, Pro-Democracy States are Enacting State VRAs
We reported recently on the impact of Shelby County v. Holder, the U.S. Supreme Court majority’s decision invalidating Section 5 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Anticipating even more erosion of the VRA, some states have passed their own state VRAs.
Today’s Links
Articles & Resources:
NAACP Legal Defense Fund - State Voting Rights Acts Provide Critical Protections to Black Voters and Other Voters of Color ([ Ссылка ])
Campaign Legal Center - Protecting the Freedom to Vote Through State Voting Rights Acts ([ Ссылка ])
Center for American Progress - The Protection of Voting Rights Requires State Action ([ Ссылка ])
State of Oregon via Casetext - Text of the Oregon Voting Right Act ([ Ссылка ])
State of Connecticut - Text of the Connecticut Voting Rights Act ([ Ссылка ])
NAACP Legal Defense Fund - Proposed Harry T. and Harriette V. Moore Voting Rights Act of Florida (FLVRA) ([ Ссылка ])
NAACP Legal Defense Fund - The Proposed New Jersey Voting Rights Act (NJVRA) ([ Ссылка ])
Democracy Docket - Several States Look To Pass Their Own Voting Rights Acts ([ Ссылка ])
Groups Taking Action:
NAACP Legal Defense Fund ([ Ссылка ]) , ACLU ([ Ссылка ]) , Campaign Legal Center ([ Ссылка ]) , MALDEF ([ Ссылка ]) , Voters Not Politicians ([ Ссылка ])
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