'Voting Rights Act' Violation? US Probes Pennsylvania's New Voter ID Law
<div class='node-body'><p>The Civil Rights Division of the US Dept. of Justice, using specific statues contained in the Voting Rights Act of 1965, has opened an investigation into the Pennsylvania voter ID law that could prevent hundreds of thousands of eligible citizens from participating in this year's November election.</p></div><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-news-hp-image">
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