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DESCRIPTION:10 Years Since Shelby County: How Democracy Advocates Can Fight Back for 
 Voting Freedom\n\nJoin Campaign Legal Center (CLC) for a virtual discussion 
 on how pro-democracy advocates can make democracy more inclusive and 
 accountable through creative measures like state \nVoting Rights Acts, 
 independent redistricting commissions, and other commonsense measures that 
 would protect and expand the freedom to vote.\n\nJune 28th at noon PT (3 PM 
 ET)\n\nRSVP: 
 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/10-years-since-shelby-county-how-democracy-advocates-can-fight-back-registration-663380909157\n\n\nIn 
 the last decade, the Supreme Court has made a series of anti-democratic 
 decisions including Shelby County v. Holder, which eviscerated Section 5 of 
 the Voting Rights Act (VRA) by gutting the incredibly important 
 “preclearance” process.\n\nPreclearance dramatically transformed the 
 freedom to vote for Black voters in the South by requiring states and 
 localities with a history of racial discrimination to get voting law 
 changes cleared by the Department of Justice or a three-judge federal court 
 panel before going into effect.\n\nShelby County v. Holder was decided 10 
 years ago, but it continues to restrict Black voters’ freedom to vote to 
 this day.\n\nWhile the Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Allen v. 
 Milligan, which upheld the validity of Section 2 of the Voting Rights 
 Act—a vital tool designed to make democracy more equitable and accessible 
 for voters of color—is heartening, there is a long way to go to achieve 
 the promise of a fully equal, inclusive and accessible democracy.\n\nDuring 
 the event, CLC’s panel of experts will discuss how Shelby County v. 
 Holder and Allen v. Milligan have impacted access to democracy and examine 
 the fringe independent state legislature theory that the Supreme Court is 
 weighing in Moore v. Harper. \n\nThe Campaign Legal Center is a nonprofit 
 501 government watchdog group in the United States. CLC supports strong 
 enforcement of United States campaign finance laws. CLC supported the For 
 the People Act.\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2023/06/25/18857028.php
SUMMARY:10 Years Since Shelby County: How Democracy Advocates Can Fight Back for Voting Freedom
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URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2023/06/25/18857028.php
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