WASHINGTON, June 25, 2013 — The Supreme Court ruled today that a key aspect of the landmark Voting Rights Act, section four, cannot be enforced unless Congress comes up with a new way of determining which states and local regions require federal monitoring of elections. The justices said in 5-4 vote that the law Congress most recently renewed in 2006 relies on 40-year-old data that does not reflect racial progress and changes in U.S. society. The Court did not strike down the fifth section of the law that requires states to get federal permission before changing their voting rules, but the justices did say lawmakers must update the formula for determining which parts of the country...
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