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Guest Opinion: For MLK Day, fight for voting rights

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This January 17, as we celebrate the birthday of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. juxtaposed against the one-year anniversary of the violent insurrectionist attack on the U.S.

Capitol, we are reminded that for democracy to work for all of us — it must be designed for all of us. The two core federal policy achievements of the Reverend Dr.

Martin Luther King's legacy remain the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Both laws were historic and groundbreaking in providing greater political representation and opportunities for historically excluded communities.

Important provisions within each of these bills were removed in previous administrations, weakening policies and practices designed to support democracy.

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