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Introduction to State Voting Rights Acts

This is the first video in the “State Voting Rights Acts: Explained” video series created by the Center for American Progress and the Legal Defense Fund.

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This video is a collaboration between the Center for American Progress and the Legal Defense Fund.

This is the first video in the “State Voting Rights Acts: Explained” video series created by the Center for American Progress and the Legal Defense Fund (LDF). In this video, Patrick Gaspard, president and CEO of CAP, and Janai Nelson, president and director-counsel of LDF, introduce the audience to the concept of state voting rights acts, the types of provisions they contain, and why these provisions are important.

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Rebecca Mears

Director, Democracy

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A group of voters stands in line to cast early ballots at the Stamford Government Center in Stamford, Connecticut, October 21, 2024.

The “State Voting Rights Acts: Explained” video series was created by the Center for American Progress and the Legal Defense Fund to help explain everything you need to know about state voting rights acts and how they can protect the freedom to vote from dangerous, discriminatory attacks.

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