Voting rights showdown

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Author(s) The Washington Times editorial board
Source The Washington Times
Date February 27, 2013
URL http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/feb/27/voting-rights-showdown/
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Local governments in covered areas must beg federal bureaucrats in Washington for approval whenever they want to, say, move a polling place, redraw district boundaries or implement voter-ID requirements. Texas is fed up with the federal meddling and filed a brief on behalf of Shelby County.


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This item argues for the position Supreme Court should strike down section 5 of the Voting Rights Act on the topic Shelby County v. Holder.