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Daniel C. Vock

Daniel C. Vock

Daniel C. Vock is a States Newsroom Washington correspondent.

Voting rights legislation named for John Lewis stalled in Congress

By: - August 31, 2020

Democrats ranging from presidential nominee Joe Biden to party officials in Georgia are pushing for Congress to restore a key element of the Voting Rights Act as a way to honor civil rights icon John Lewis. The late Georgia congressman was a leader in getting Congress to pass the landmark law in 1965. But so […]