Posted on 12/21/2012 8:56:43 PM PST by Rabin
In the departments view, these covered towns and townships have met the requirements necessary for bailout.
(Excerpt) Read more at justice.gov ...
Rab
wtf?
For those interested, the U.S. Department of Justice has allowed ten New Hampshire jurisdictions to "bail out" of the restrictions placed upon them by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.
Evidently, these jurisdictions had been accused of some discriminatory actions against a minority long, long ago (Indians, Canucks, somebody?) and were made subject to Section 5, wherein the DOJ had the right to pre-clear any and every change that might affect voting rights -- down to the location of the balloting places.
New Hampshire is now rid of this onerous and demeaning status.
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