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Mark Kelly: “What we need to do is pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act.”

Featuring: Mark Kelly, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Arizona

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Published | Video Starts at 05:41

So we put forth a ballot initiative and it's an independent commission. Doesn't do a perfect job, but it's much better than a lot of other states and it's gotten rid of some of this gerrymandering. What we need to do is pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act. That could go a long way to eliminate a lot of this partisanship in how we redraw these districts. (05:41–05:45)

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