Bill Summary for S 406 (2013-2014)

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Mar 25 2013
S.L. 2013-343

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View NCGA Bill Details2013-2014 Session
Senate Bill 406 (Public) Filed Monday, March 25, 2013
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO REPEAL LAWS AND ORDINANCES THAT WERE DENIED PRECLEARANCE UNDER SECTION 5 OF THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965.
Intro. by Brunstetter, Brock.

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Enacts new GS 120-30.9J (Repeal of acts and ordinances which were denied preclearance), providing that any city/county ordinance or resolution, act, policy, or resolution of a county board of elections, or public or local law that was enacted by the General Assembly, for which prior to January 1, 2013, the US Department of Justice interposed an objection to, under the Voting Rights Act (VRA), and did not withdraw its objection is repealed.  Only in situations where the US District Court for the Disctrict of Columbia issued a declaratory judgement that such ordinance, resolution, act, law, or policy did not violate the VRA is such not repealed.