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William Lacy Clay: Bipartisan legislation has been introduced that would have restored this vital tool long before voting began this year.

On the recordJuly 11, 2016
Bipartisan legislation has been introduced that would have restored this vital tool long before voting began this year.
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William Lacy Clay
Missouri

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Lacy Clay discusses the need to restore the Voting Rights Act's preclearance mechanism.

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