A 2013 Supreme Court decision invited widespread voter suppression laws, experts say

The Black-white voter turnout gap has widened in Alabama and other states since the Supreme Court gutted part of the Voting Rights Act, data shows.

I'munique Liggens, 18, chants during the Black Voters Matter's 57th Selma to Montgomery March on March 9, 2022 in Selma, Ala.The Black-white voter turnout gap in Alabama and other states has widened in the 10 years since the Supreme Court gutted part of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that for decades restricted states from enacting voting policies that stanched Black voter participation, data shows.that Section 4 of the act was unconstitutional.

This meant that the nine states and other smaller divisions once subject to what’s known as “preclearance” due to their histories of voter discrimination no longer had to clear changes to voting access rules with the federal government. Sections 4 and 5 of the act work in tandem to cover preclearance criteria and implementation.The Black-white voter turnout gap increased drastically, between 9.2 and 20.

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