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Extension of the Voting Rights Act
2006-06-02T07:35:52-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/37c/192790-m.jpgModerated by Professor Walters, panel members discussed the importance of extending the Voting Rights Act of 1965, some provisions of which expire in 2007. Among the issues they addressed were current strengths and weaknesses of the Act, the likely impact on minority groups and immigrants of a failure to reauthorize the legislation, redistricting procedures, and election procedures used to define eligible voters. After their presentations the panel members answered audience members' questions.Moderated by Professor Walters, panel members discussed the importance of extending the Voting Rights Act of 1965, some provisions of which… read more
Extension of the Voting Rights Act Moderated by Professor Walters, panel members discussed the importance of extending the Voting Rights Act of 1965, some provisions of which expire in 2007. Among the issues they addressed were current strengths and weaknesses of the Act, the likely impact on minority groups and immigrants of a failure to reauthorize the legislation, redistricting procedures, and election procedures used to define eligible voters. After their presentations the panel members answered audience members' questions. close
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- Melanie L. Campbell Executive Director and CEO National Coalition on Black Civic Participation
- Mary Coleman President National Black Caucus of State Legislators
- Felicia Moore President National Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials
- Spencer A. Overton Professor George Washington University Law School
- Theodore "Ted" M. Shaw President and General Counsel NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund
- Hilary O. Shelton Director NAACP->Washington Bureau
- Ronald W. Walters Professor Howard University->Political Science
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