With the federal Voting Rights Act ‘gutted’, Michigan Democrats have crafted their own version

By: Ben Solis

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: May 19, 2026

Words: 1,374

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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Michigan Democrats have for the past several years warned that the conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court could and eventually would dismantle key provisions of the federal Voting Rights Act.

That fear is now a reality with the U.S. high court’s latest action in Louisiana v. Callais, in which the six Republican-appointed justices voted to gut Section 2 of the act, which was the primary tool against discriminatory voting rights policies from states hostile …

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