Sen. Cory Booker is calling for a new and expanded Voting Rights Act, which would tackle gerrymandering and make Election Day a national holiday, among other changes
Booker's campaign rolled out the proposal Wednesday during a campaign visit to Georgia, where Democrats have accused Republicans of working to suppress votes in the 2018 gubernatorial race between Republican Brian Kemp and Democrat Stacey Abrams. Abrams refused to officially concede and has called it a"stolen election.
"It is time for a new Voting Rights Act to finally put an end to systematic attempts to limit access to the ballot box and strip citizens of their constitutionally guaranteed right to vote."Read MoreIn 2013, the Supreme Court invalidated protections at the heart of the Voting Rights Act in Shelby County v. Holder, saying states should not need federal approval to change their elections laws."Our country has changed," Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in his majority opinion.
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