Amid rising fears of rolling back voter rights, Black lawmakers announce new Voting Rights Act for California

(The Center Square) – California lawmakers announced a new bill on Wednesday that would mimic the Voting Rights Act of 1965 in the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on the landmark civil rights law.

The California Voting Rights Act, the bill the Black Legislative Caucus announced in a press conference on Wednesday morning, would strengthen protections for voters and communities of color, legislators said.

“The [California Voting Rights Act] will ensure that the state has powerful voting rights protections to prevent against racist disenfranchisement and strengthen language and access so that diverse communities have an equal opportunity to fully participate in the electoral process,” David Trujillo, executive director of ACLU California Action, said at the press conference. “Now, California has a choice to make: We can cave to these attacks on our democracy, or we can fight to protect our ...