For decades, Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act allowed communities to challenge maps that diluted the voting power of Black, Latino, Native American, and other minority voters.

FILE PHOTO: A voter fills out a ballot at an El Dorado County polling station during California’s special election on Proposition 50, a measure that would temporarily redraw congressional districts, in El Dorado Hills, California, U.S., November 4, 2025.
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