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John Conyers: “The Department has aggressively enforced section 5, which ensures that States with a history of discrimination can't…”

On the recordJune 6, 2012
The Department has aggressively enforced section 5, which ensures that States with a history of discrimination can't create additional barriers to minority access to the ballot box.
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John Conyers
Democratic · Michigan

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Conyers commends the Department of Justice for enforcing voting rights.

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