Voting Rights Legislative Round-Up
Voting rights successes and battles still to come.
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The Battle Ahead - The Battle Ahead: In the war against efforts across the U.S. to disenfranchise voters, particularly people of color, students and low-income voters, civil rights and advocacy groups had some bittersweet wins and a few outright victories. For this election — and beyond — the NAACP has pledged to monitor South Carolina, Pennsylvania and several other key states. —NAACP and BET.com (Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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South Carolina - There was both good and bad news in the Palmetto State. In December, the Justice Department blocked South Carolina's proposed voter ID law. A federal court overturned the decision, but the requirement cannot be implemented until 2013. (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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Florida - Florida has been at the forefront of efforts to disenfranchise voters, enacting stricter rules for organizations that register voters (which were blocked by two court rulings) and reducing early voting periods. In July, early voting was restored in five counties covered by the Voting Rights Act, enabling the Black churches’ Souls to the Polls tradition to continue. (Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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Texas - Texas lawmakers' attempt to implement a photo ID law was dashed after it was blocked by the Justice Department and then permanently blocked by a federal court because of its potential discriminatory impact. The NAACP Texas state conference was a plaintiff in the lawsuit. (Photo: kctv5.com)
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Wisconsin - The Milwaukee NAACP branch joined forces with Voces de la Frontera to halt a suppressive photo ID law in its tracks. The law would have disenfranchised more than 300,000 registered voters and prevented countless other Wisconsin residents from registering to vote. (Photo: REUTERS/Gary I Rothstein/Landov)
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