WASHINGTON (AURN News) — The U.S. Supreme Court opened its new term today with voting rights cases on the docket that could have significant implications for Black and brown voters heading into the midterm elections.
In April, the court significantly weakened Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, making it harder to challenge maps that dilute Black voting power.
Across the South, Louisiana, Alabama, Texas and Florida have moved to redraw congressional districts, reshaping Black voting power and threatening majority-Black seats just months before voters head to the polls.
This term, the court takes on a new fight over whether Arizona can require proof of citizenship to register to vote using the state’s registration form. Voting rights groups warn that kind of law could end up blocking eligible citizens, especially those in Latino and immigrant communities, from the rolls altogether.
Add the court’s recent fight over mail-in ballot rules, and legal experts say its voting decisions could reshape election rules in November and for elections after that.
Both parties are fighting for control of Congress. The rules governing voting, however, could change.
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