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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]
The bill was originally titled the Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019, but was renamed after Lewis in 2020 to honor the civil rights veteran who fought for voting rights.
The bill named for civil rights activist and former Democratic Congress member John Lewis would bring back major pieces of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that courts have struck down over decades ...
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 John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of New York (NYVRA) is a State Voting Rights Act (SVRA) modeled after the federal Voting Rights Act that is designed to prevent racial voter suppression and discrimination. It is named after the late civil rights activist and Congressman John Lewis. [1]
The bill named for the late Rep. John Lewis takes on the Supreme Court's treatment of voting-rights protections over the past decade. House passes major bill to restore the Voting Rights Act with ...
The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of Connecticut (CTVRA) is a Connecticut state statute and State Voting Rights Act (SVRA) designed to protect voting rights. It is modeled after the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965. [1] It codifies many of the requirements of the federal act into state law and contains provisions designed to prevent ...
Three days after John Lewis died, his colleagues in the House approved a measure to rename a bill after him that would restore a crucial provision of the Voting Rights Act. The measure ...