Marcia Fudge: “730 days; 17,520 hours; 1,051,200 minutes; 2 full years since the Supreme Court ruled section 4 of the Voting Rights Act…”

“730 days; 17,520 hours; 1,051,200 minutes; 2 full years since the Supreme Court ruled section 4 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 unconstitutional; 2 full years without voter protections and full access to the ballot box. Since the ruling, many Americans in States like Ohio have been subjected to restrictive voter registration requirements, paying costly fees for State IDs or waiting in line for hours on election day. Legislation to restore the VRA and strengthen the right to vote have been offered, but the majority has refused to take them up. It is clear Congress has dropped the ball. Two years without the full protection of the Voting Rights Act is too long. The clock is ticking. It is time to restore the VRA. ____________________”