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preclearance provisions
Coverage of preclearance provisions in the Nexus archive.
- States step into voting rights void left by federal rulings
States are enacting their own voting rights laws to counter federal rollbacks, including prohibitions against gerrymandering and voter suppression. Ten states currently have state versions of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, and nine others have introduced similar legislation this year. The U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling in Louisiana v. Callais further weakened federal protections, prompting state-level action.