A revision of the Voting Rights Act that was partially struck down by the Supreme Court last year will be unveiled in Congress today, aides confirmed.
A bipartisan group — including House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.) and Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.) — began working on a new way to approach the law, which previously required that certain states with a history of voting discrimination receive clearance from the Justice Department or federal courts before changing their election laws. The Supreme Court ruled that the selection of states that must comply with the law could not be based on decades-old factors.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) wouldn’t discuss any details of the new proposal, but praised its crafting.
“I’m pleased with what I see as birpartisan progress that is being made on addressing the Voting Rights Act,” Pelosi said. “While it’s not the bill everyone will love, it is bipartisan, it is progress and it is worthy of support.”
Bipartisan voting rights bill coming soon
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