To: The United States House of Representatives and The United States Senate
Protect The Right To Vote!
Empower The Vote Texas
Congress must act immediately to enact a new coverage formula for Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act to prevent the implementation of discriminatory voting laws! The right to vote is too important to delay restoring this key provision.
Why is this important?
The United States Supreme Court has announced their decision in Shelby County v Holder, a critical case in the fight for voting rights. At issue in the case was the preclearance provision of the Voting Rights Act (Section 5) which requires states with a history of discrimination to get approval from the federal government before enacting new voting laws.
The court in its decision did not directly address Section 5, the preclearance provision, but instead strikes down Section 4, the coverage formula, thereby placing the responsibility on Congress to create a new formula. This means the country will be effectively without the preclearance provision until they do. This is a devastating blow for voting rights. Within hours, the Texas Attorney General announced that the discriminatory photo voter id law was effective immediately.
Congress must act immediately to develop a new coverage formula and protect the right to vote!
More info at http://www.empowerthevotetx.org/Shelby_County_v_Holder.html
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The court in its decision did not directly address Section 5, the preclearance provision, but instead strikes down Section 4, the coverage formula, thereby placing the responsibility on Congress to create a new formula. This means the country will be effectively without the preclearance provision until they do. This is a devastating blow for voting rights. Within hours, the Texas Attorney General announced that the discriminatory photo voter id law was effective immediately.
Congress must act immediately to develop a new coverage formula and protect the right to vote!
More info at http://www.empowerthevotetx.org/Shelby_County_v_Holder.html
Also, like us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/EmpowerTheVoteTexas - and follow us on Twitter - @EmpowerTheVote