Congress passed the Voting Rights Act in 1965 to end racial discrimination in voting primarily in the South. Among other things, the law ended the use of literacy tests to exclude people from voting, imposed “preclearance” requirements for new voting rules in certain states, and required ballots and election information to be printed in languages other than English. The VRA is credited with vastly expanding black voter registration and participation, particularly in the South. The law was originally designed to sunset after five years but went through a series of extensions and amendments over the decades.
The law also contains language that protects voters from intimidation, threats, and coercion while voting or aiding others to vote. These intimidation provisions are now being used as a weapon to fight against election integrity. Allow me to explain.
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