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New Jersey Advances Its Own Voting Rights Law as Federal Protections Erode: The John R. Lewis Voter Empowerment Act Moves Through the Senate

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On Sunday morning, as the New Jersey Legislature's budget committees were convening for their late-night votes on the $60.7 billion FY27 spending plan, a second significant piece of legislation moved through the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee with far less public attention but...

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