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Jamie Raskin: “The preclearance requirement ensured that proven racist jurisdictions would bear the burden of proving that any changes…”

On the recordSeptember 23, 2019
The preclearance requirement ensured that proven racist jurisdictions would bear the burden of proving that any changes to their voting laws were not discriminatory.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Raskin explains how preclearance protects minority voters from discriminatory laws.

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