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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Voting is the language of democracy and has proven |
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| to be one of the most effective tools in the ongoing battle |
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| against racism in our nation; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1965, the Voting Rights Act was passed by |
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| Congress to protect every American against racial |
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| discrimination in voting; and
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| WHEREAS, The Voting Rights Act was created to ensure that |
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| every person's vote is equal and that race should never shut |
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| any person out of the political process; and
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| WHEREAS, The Voting Rights Act of 1965 made specific |
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| provisions to mitigate against extraordinary racial |
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| discrimination in voting rights; and
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| WHEREAS, These provisions applied to certain areas of the |
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| nation for a limited period of time; these certain areas |
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| included several jurisdictions where voting irregularities |
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| took place during recent elections; and
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| WHEREAS, Racial discrimination in voting thus continues to |
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| be a problem today; and
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| WHEREAS, These provisions of the Voting Rights Act that |
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| provide safeguards against racial discrimination in voting |
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| will expire in 2007, unless Congress reauthorizes these |
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| provisions; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we urge Congress to |
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| reauthorize all provisions in the Voting Rights Act of 1965 |
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| that are scheduled to expire in 2007 and to amend those |
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| provisions to make those provisions permanent; and be it |