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The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2023 is proposed voting rights legislation named after civil rights activist John Lewis.The bill would restore and strengthen parts of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, most notably its requirement for states and jurisdictions with a history of voting rights violations to seek federal approval before enacting certain changes to their voting laws. [1]
Democrats have since reintroduced different iterations of the law, including combining a broader voting rights bill, the Freedom to Vote Act, with the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act in 2021.
The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act, named after the late civil rights activist who represented Georgia in the U.S. House, makes New York one of the first states to bring back a version of a ...
The bill would require states with recent histories of discrimination to get federal "preclearance" to change their voting laws. House passes John Lewis voting rights bill, sends measure to Senate ...
The measure cleared the House in 2019 and 2021, but it floundered in the Senate. Clark also pointed to the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, which would reinstate a portion of the 1965 ...
August 17, 2021: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021: To amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act, and for other purposes. H.R. 5: February 18, 2021: Equality Act of 2021
The John Lewis voting rights act would restore the federal pre-clearance requirement in the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that was struck down by the Supreme Court in a 2013 decision. This would mean that states with a history of voting rights violations would have to seek approval from the federal government to change voting policies.
Major businesses like PepsiCo, Macy's, Ikea and Nestlé USA signed on to a letter supporting the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. More than 150 companies back update to Voting Rights Act ...