Thanks to Richard Winger of Ballot Access Nes for this post.
Supreme Court Weakens Voting Rights Act, but Congressman Mondaire Jones (D-NY, 17th District) Introduces Bill to Undo the Decision.
On July 1st, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an Opinion in Brnovich v Democratic National Committee, 19-1257.
The Issues were Two Arizona Election Laws, that made it more Difficult for certain kinds of Voters to Vote.
A Federal Lawsuit was filed to Overturn the Two Laws, on the Grounds that they had a Disparate effect on certain Racial and Ethnic Minorities.
One of the Laws Banned most People from Delivering Voted Postal Ballots to the Post Office or to an Election Administration Center. Evidence Strongly showed that Law had a particular Severe Burden on Native Americans Living in the very Remote Northeast Corner of Arizona.
The other Law Banned People from Submitting Provisional Ballots on Election Day in Precincts other than their Home Precincts.
The Republican Appointees, on the Supreme Court, Upheld the Laws and Ruled that Section Two of the Voting Rights Act, which Bans Election Laws that put an Unequal Burden on Yacial and Ethnic Minorities, does Not Prohibit Laws like that.
Because this Case was Not a Constitutional Case, but a Case in which the Court was Interpreting Federal Law, Congress is Free, if it wishes, to Amend the Law and make it Clear that such Laws are Barred.
The same day the Court Decision came down, Congressman Jones introduced HR 4298, to Amend the Law so that it more clearly Applies to Laws such as these Two Arizona Laws.
CLICK HERE for info about another Supreme Court Ruling on Arizona Voting Laws.
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