Black People Politics : Battle Brews to Dump Jim Crow-Era Voting Rules in Deep South Mississippi

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Battle Brews to Dump Jim Crow-Era Voting Rules in Deep South Mississippi

Battle Brews to Dump Jim Crow-Era Voting Rules in Deep South

(Bloomberg) -- Mississippi has the highest percentage of African Americans of any state in the U.S. It hasn’t elected a black official statewide in more than 130 years. Jennifer Riley Collins wants to break that streak.To become Mississippi’s first black attorney general, Collins, a decorated...

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17 Million Voters Have Had Registration Canceled Since 2016 Election: Report

17 Million Voters Have Had Registration Canceled Since 2016 Election: Report

Places that were subject to federal supervision in the past still appear to be removing voters more aggressively today.

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The Brennan Center researchers also found that jurisdictions previously subject to Section 5 removed voters from the rolls at a median rate of 40% higher than other jurisdictions. If those places had removed voters at the same rate as other places, about 1.1 million fewer people would have been removed from the rolls.


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