Mississippi Business Journal » Voting Rights Act of 1965 http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Fri, 17 May 2013 22:01:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 If Voter ID passes, state has 2 avenues for voting rights compliance review http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/23/if-voter-id-passes-state-has-2-avenues-for-voting-rights-compliance-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=if-voter-id-passes-state-has-2-avenues-for-voting-rights-compliance-review http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/23/if-voter-id-passes-state-has-2-avenues-for-voting-rights-compliance-review/#comments Sun, 23 Oct 2011 06:00:45 +0000 Ted Carter http://msbusiness.com/?p=47598 Instead of seeking pre-clearance of the changes as mandated by the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, the state can seek approval of the changes from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Mississippi’s distant history of infringing on voting rights makes it likely the U.S. Justice Department will have questions [...]

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