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BREAKING: The New York Senate just passed the #NYVRA. The bill would restore many of the vital legal protections against racial discrimination in voting that have been stripped away by SCOTUS. The State Assembly and Gov. Hochul now must act without delay. 1/6
The #NYVRA would give New York the strongest protections against voting discrimination in the country. It is urgently needed. The state’s voters of color continue to face disproportionate barriers to voting compared to white voters. 2/6
The #NYVRA would restore the protections stripped away in recent years by the U.S. Supreme Court. It would also add new protections beyond those in federal law or the law of any other state. 3/6
The NY Senate Finance Committee will be voting on the #NYVRA and its companion data bill (among other bills) at around 11 AM! nysenate.gov/calendar/meeti…
Meeting now starting!
The Senate Finance Committee just passed the #NYVRA!
