N.C. Trial Outcome Could Sway National Voting Rights Measures

N.C. Trial Outcome Could Sway National Voting Rights Measures

By Michael Tomsic

The Justice Department is challenging North Carolina’s 2013 elections law, a sweeping overhaul that could affect African-American voter turnout disproportionately.

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Via: http://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2015/07/13/421739909/n-c-trial-outcome-could-sway-national-voting-rights-measures?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=politics

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