It wasn’t until Smith was in her 40s that the federal government overruled state laws and guaranteed Indigenous people the right to vote by way of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Even now, Smith still ...
That was a power granted to the federal government under the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which outlawed discriminatory voting practices and sought to equalize voting access. After the U.S. Supreme ...
“The current map provides equal representation for all voters in the state and must be maintained,” Holder said. “A decision that does not recognize that fact or that weakens the Voting Rights Act of ...
Harrisburg resident. Fuller Jr. says he wasn’t able to vote until the age of 21, when the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was signed into law, prohibiting racial discrimination in voting. He says ...