NOW: AG Garland throws down the gauntlet on voting rights: "Today I am announcing that within the next 30 days we will double the divisions enforcement for protecting the right to vote....
...We will use all existing provisions in the voting rights act, The National voter registration act, to help America vote act and the uniform and overseas citizens absentee voting act to ensure that we protect every qualified American seeking to participate in our democracy.
We are scrutinizing new laws that seek to curve access and where we see violations we will not hesitate to act. We are also scrutinizing current laws and practices in order to determine whether they discredit against black voters and other voters of color, particularly...
...concerning with in this regard are several studies showing that in some jurisdictions nonwhite voters must wait in line substantially longer than white voters to cast their ballots. We will apply the same scrutiny to postelection audits to ensure they abide by...
...federal statutory requirements to protect election records and avoid the intimidation of voters."
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