Democrats face pressure to act on voting rights after Supreme Court ruling
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Congressional Democrats are facing increasing pressure to enact voting rights legislation after the Supreme Court on Thursday upheld voting restrictions in Arizona. This comes as several Republican-led states have considered or enacted a raft of bills limiting voting access in the wake of former President Trump's electoral loss.
The decision from the court, which split 6-3 along ideological lines, found that two voting rules in the battleground state of Arizona do not violate a key provision of the Voting Rights Act. The opinion, written by Justice Samuel Alito, also outlined several factors to be considered when weighing future challenges under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, which could make it more difficult to challenge restrictive state election laws. In several key battleground states controlled by Republicans, many with changing demographics, bills restricting voting rights were introduced amid Mr. Trump's repeated lies that the presidential election was stolen. Although the bills' supporters argue that these restrictive measures are necessary to counter voter irregularities, there is no evidence of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election, and critics note that these bills disproportionately affect poorer and minority voters.
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