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Jerry Nadler: Congress understood that the VRA section 5 preclearance provision could be underinclusive.

On the recordJune 28, 2021
Congress understood that the VRA section 5 preclearance provision could be underinclusive.
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Jerry Nadler
Democratic · New York

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Nadler explains the rationale behind including section 3(c) in the Voting Rights Act.

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