Pols urge Congress to restore the Voting Rights Act at Borough Hall
Politicians from all levels of government gathered at Brooklyn Borough Hall on Thursday, August 8 to urge Congress to restore the Voting Rights Act.
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Congressmembers Nydia Velazquez and Yvette Clarke, State Senator Velmanette Montgomery, Assemblymembers Felix Ortiz and Karim Camara along with the New York Urban League President Arva Rice and the Puerto Rican Bar Association called on members in Congress to pass bipartisan legislation that would reportedly protect voters from discrimination and make sure that everyone has equal access to casting a ballot.
In June, the Supreme Court struck down Section 4 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, increasing the likelihood of discrimination through redistricting, voting location changes, new voter ID laws and reduced early voting periods.