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Voting Rights: Texas Dodges Federal Oversight Of Election Laws

Voting rights primer
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July 29, 2019 4:21 p.m.
Texas escapes Voting Rights Act "Bail-In”: Even after several court decisions found that Texas was intentionally discriminating against voters of color, the state still managed to escape the preclearance provision of the Voting Rights Act. Being placed under preclearance would...
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