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Justice Department urges renewal of Voting Rights Act section 5
A DOJ official urged Congress to renew the Section 5 preclearance requirement as a deterrent to discriminatory local election changes. The department cites reviewing 121 000 changes over 40 years with 400 objections, and notes low objection rates in the last decade. Critics argue the provision is outdated and should be lifted or narrowed.
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Washington,d.c
Justice Department
Congress
Brad Schlozman
Department
House
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American Enterise Institute
Georgia
Blum
Tom Feeney
R-Fla
John Lewis
Lewis
Schlozman
Anita Earls
Center For Civil Rights