In a 5 to 4 ruling in the Shelby County v. Holder case on Tuesday, June 25, the Supreme Court ruled Section 4 of the Voting Right Act of 1965 (VRA) unconstitutional.
The original law requires states like Alabama and Georgia to get federal approval before making any changes to voting districts. The recent ruling upholds this requirement, but describes the current formula as outdated.
Congressional leaders from Georgia are expressing a diversity of opinions about the ruling.
Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr., 2nd District of Georgia, says he is deeply disappointed by the decision. “It disregards the overwhelming evidence that discrimination still exists at the voting booths,” he says.
“The Voting Rights Act is one of the most critical pieces of legislation that protects ballot access for all Americans, and I believe that this setback will have a very real and very detrimental impact on voting rights for millions of voters in Georgia and across the country,” continues Bishop.
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