Maryland Passed Its State Voting Rights Act 24 Hours Before the SCOTUS Callais Decision. Will State VRAs Replace the Federal Protections?
Maryland became the 10th state to pass a state voting rights act on April 28th, just 24 hours before the U.S. Supreme Court struck down use of race-concious redistricting under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Will state VRA’s offer the same protections to minority voters that the high court’s conservative majority took away?