The Attorney General of North Carolina has filed a brief in Voting Rights Act lawsuit that will be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court.
[Roy Cooper] attended a rally at the Legislative Building to announce his office had asked the justices to preserve a section of the landmark 1965 law that requires the federal government to sign off on state election changes.
A local Texas government is challenging that provision, but Cooper said having a federal court or the U.S. Justice Department agree ensures elections are free from racial injustice. Oral arguments are scheduled for April 29.
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The case involves Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, which requires 40 counties in North Carolina and all or portions of 15 other states with a history of racial discrimination to get federal approval before any election law changes can take effect.
Attorneys general in five of those states — New York, California, Mississippi, Arizona and Louisiana — also joined in Cooper’s friend-of-the-court brief.
Why didn’t Virginia’s Attorney General join in? Was this something that was rejected during the tenure of Bob McDonnell or did the new AG, William Mims, decide? I have emailed the AG’s office and hopefully will get a response.
