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2. What is the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act? - AOL

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   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.

3. John Lewis Voting Rights Act - Wikipedia

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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]

4. Democracy demands: Make a filibuster exception to stop ... - AOL

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   Voting rights advocates have argued, amid unproven allegations of voter fraud, that Congress must pass the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the For the People Act over the threat of ...

5. Democrats eye voting rights bill as first priority in House ...

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   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 ...

6. List of bills in the 117th United States Congress - Wikipedia

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   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

7. Hispanic and Latino Americans in politics - Wikipedia

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   Holder (2013) decision, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021 (VRAA) was proposed to restore the "preclearance" aspect of the Voting Rights Act of 1975. The Department of Justice would decide whether a voting law violates voters' rights. If so, states will be covered by preclearance for the following 10 years. [36]

8. More than 150 companies back update to Voting Rights Act - AOL

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   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 ...

9. Native Americans fight barriers to voting, 100 years after ...

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   In 2021, President Joe Biden directed a steering group to study voting barriers Indigenous voters face, ... including a push to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. Named for the ...