Alabama Asks Court For Redistricting Approval, Tries To Eliminate Voting Rights Act

Alabama Asks Court For Redistricting Approval, Tries To Eliminate Voting Rights Act: Yesterday Alabama filed suit in federal court asking for approval of the state’s redistricting plan. Alabama is one of nine states with a history of discrimination that the Voting Rights Act requires to get preclearance before making any changes to election procedures. Usually the states ask the Justice Department, but Alabama decided to go straight [...]/p