States step into voting rights void left by federal rulings

By: Anna Claire Vollers

Outlets: Stateline

Published: June 10, 2026

Words: 839

Last Updated: 1 day, 8 hours ago

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As the U.S. Supreme Court pulls back from the landmark federal law designed to safeguard the voting rights of minorities, more states are stepping in to prohibit discrimination in state and local elections.

State versions of the 1965 Voting Rights Act include some of the federal law’s approaches to fighting discrimination, including prohibitions against voter intimidation and vote dilution — that is, drawing electoral maps that distribute racial minorities across districts in a way that …

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