Engel Urges Action to Protect Voting Rights on 6th Anniversary of Shelby County V. Holder Decision
June 25, 2019
June 25, 2019
WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Eliot Engel, D-New York, issued the following news release:
Congressman Eliot Engel, a top member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, is calling for renewed focus on protecting voting rights on the 6th anniversary of Shelby County v. Holder decision. This decision by the Supreme Court gutted preclearance provisions under the 1965 Voting Rights Act, which ensured historically segregated states cannot systematically suppress minority groups from vot . . .
Congressman Eliot Engel, a top member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, is calling for renewed focus on protecting voting rights on the 6th anniversary of Shelby County v. Holder decision. This decision by the Supreme Court gutted preclearance provisions under the 1965 Voting Rights Act, which ensured historically segregated states cannot systematically suppress minority groups from vot . . .