Protect the Voting Rights Act

The Act established extensive federal oversight of elections administration, providing that states with a history of discriminatory voting practices could not implement any change affecting voting without first obtaining the approval of the Department of Justice, a process known as preclearance. These enforcement provisions applied to states and political subdivisions that had used a "device" to limit voting by certain groups of citizens. The Act has been renewed and amended by Congress four times, the most recent being a 25-year extension signed into law by President George W. Bush in 2006. The practice of obstructing the voting rights of certain groups of people by race or political party goes on to this day and needs to be overseen. Do what ever you can to support voters rights.