Following the tumultuous election cycle of 2020 that saw political battle lines in the South being drawn over restrictive voter laws, New York lawmakers and voting rights groups hope legislation in the state can decrease voter suppression for Black and brown voters at the polls
In 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the “preclearance” portion of the Voting Rights Act, which required certain state and local governments to get federal pre-approval to changes their election and voting procedures.
