The Supreme Court in Shelby County v. Holder struck down the coverage formula of in Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act. However the preclearance requirments of Section 5 hasve been left intact. Since no coverage formula exists the Obama Administration should issue an executive order directing the Justice Department to now interpret Section 5 to apply to all states equally.
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