JOHN LEWIS: GOOD TROUBLE tells the story of Congressman John Lewis, an American hero who spent his life fighting for voting rights and racial justice. As he put it, making ‘good trouble.’
Elections don’t just happen every four years. Every single week, local elections are happening that impact every single aspect of our daily lives.
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JOHN LEWIS: GOOD TROUBLE tells the story of Congressman John Lewis, an American hero who spent his life fighting for voting rights and racial justice. As he put it, making ‘good trouble.’
Elections don’t just happen every four years. Every single week, local elections are happening that impact every single aspect of our daily lives.
GET CAUGHT UP
Mississippi
Mississippi Voting Restrictions
New restriction(s) in place for the first time in 2016: Photo ID required to vote.
Click here to see the types of ID required under Mississippi’s law.
Background: Passed in 2011 by a voter referendum, the ID law initially required preclearance under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. But the measure was allowed to go into effect after the U.S. Supreme Court gutted that provision in 2013.
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