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Court Strikes Down Florida Early Voting Law

Court rules that it discriminates against minorities

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 17, 2012 8:31 AM CDT

(Newser) – A federal court yesterday ruled that a new Florida law restricting early voting would not be implemented in the five historically black districts covered by the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Section 5 of the Act allows the government to review election laws in places...   Read full story »

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