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On the recordMay 6, 2026
In the words of the late John Lewis, the right to vote is ‘the most powerful nonviolent tool or instrument we have in a democratic society.’ When Congress passed the Voting Rights Act in 1965 and then reauthorized the bill in 2006, an overwhelming bipartisan majority supported the measure,

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Durbin Reintroduces Joint Resolution To Enshrine Americans’ Right To Vote In The Constitution | U.S. Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois

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