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Senate panel advances House Bill 19-82 after brief hearing; voting-rights advocate warns of minority vote dilution
Summary
House Bill 19-82, a companion to SB 743, was presented to the Senate State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs Committee and advanced by voice vote after public testimony from Laurie Evans of Indivisible Little Rock, who said the plan carves out 13 precincts and could dilute metropolitan minority votes.
The Senate State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs Committee voted to advance House Bill 19-82, described by the sponsor as the Senate’s earlier SB 743, after a brief hearing and a public comment from a voting-rights advocate.
Senator Jane English, the Senate sponsor of the companion, told the committee HB 19-82 is "the exact replica" of SB 743 previously passed out of the Senate. Laurie Evans, representing Indivisible Little Rock and Central Arkansas, testified that the bill’s…
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