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Push for state-level voting rights acts renewed after supreme court ruling
Nine states have a version of voting rights act and 11 more, including several in the south, have introduced bills to protect voters in absence of federal protections
After the US supreme court essentially struck down another major provision of the Voting Rights Act, advocates and Democratic lawmakers have renewed a push in the states to enact their own versions of the landmark civil rights bill to protect voters.
The supreme court ruled this week in Louisiana v Callais, effectively dismantling section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, which has been used to ensure minority voters receive fair treatment in drawing districts. The decision weakens Black voters’ power to elect their own representatives and sets off another set of redistricting pushes in an election year.
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Rachel Leingang · Fri, May 1, 2026, 7:00 AM
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Nine states have a version of voting rights act and 11 more, including several in the south, have introduced bills to protect voters in absence of federal protections
After the US supreme court essentially struck down another major provision of the Voting Rights Act, advocates and Democratic lawmakers have renewed a push in the states to enact their own versions of the landmark civil rights bill to protect voters.
The supreme court ruled this week in Louisiana v Callais, effectively dismantling section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, which has been used to ensure minority voters receive fair treatment in drawing districts. The decision weakens Black voters’ power to elect their own representatives and sets off another set of redistricting pushes in an election year.
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