Congress passed the Voting Rights act to stop that discrimination and protect equal access to the ballot box. One of the most important parts of that law is Section 2 [of the Voting Rights Act] prohibits voting practices that discriminate on the basis of race. including redistricting maps that weaken or dilute the voting power of minority communities. And that matters because the district maps determine who gets elected to Congress, state legislatures, and local governments. (00:58–01:03)
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Asserts that Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act prohibits racial discrimination in voting practices.
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