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High Court Limits Scope Of Voting Law

High court limits scope of voting law

WASHINGTON - Only election districts in which minorities make up at least half of the voting-age population are entitled to the protections of a part of the Voting Rights Act that seeks to ensure and preserve minority voting power, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled yesterday. Ref. Source 8

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Supreme Court will reconsider 'one person, one vote' principle

The case hinges on whether state legislative districts must have roughly equal numbers of legal voters rather than overall populations. It was filed by voters in Texas who claimed their votes carried less weight than those of voters whose state Senate districts included large numbers of illegal immigrants. Ref. USAToday

High Court Limits Scope Of Voting Law History & Civil Business Politics

There Are 868 Fewer Places to Vote in 2016 Because the Supreme Court Gutted the Voting Rights Act:

Nearly half of counties that previously approved voting changes with the federal government have cut polling places this election. Ref. Source 8x.

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Supreme Court will rule on how election districts are drawn. Venturing into what one justice recently called the "Always unsavory" process of drawing election districts for partisan advantage, the court will try to set a standard - something it has failed to do in the past. Ref. USAToday.

Law Voting Scope Limits Court High

I agree with this ruling and if the SCOTUS decides it looks on the upcoming law I agree with that too. One of the conservative side and one on the liberal side. Isn't compromise a wonderful thing?