35 years ago today, Congress enacted the 1982 amendments to the VRA, which made Section 2 of the VRA permanent #VRA1982
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The 1982 VRA amendments fundamentally influenced voting rights legislation by making it easier to prove a violation
It required voters to receive assistance due to blindness, disability, or inability to read or write #VRA1982
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It prohibited any denial of vote based on race, color, or minority status
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Which is why it should be extended. If someone has to lose a day's pay and travel out of town to get an ID that's a poll tax IMO.
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