“Four states—Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas—would again have to get approval from the Justice Department before making any changes in the way they hold elections under a bipartisan bill introduced Thursday to restore parts of the Voting Rights Act that the Supreme Court struck down as unconstitutional.”*
Draconian anti-voter laws have disenfranchised minority and young voters, and Republican voters continue to push them in certain states. But now, some legislators are pushing new caveats that would make the anti-voting rules harder to enforces…and its not just Democrats making the push. Cenk Uygur breaks it down.
*Read more from AP/ Jackson Free Press: http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/news/2014/jan/20/lawmakers-move-restore-voting-rights-act/
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