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Committee advances John R. Lewis Voter Empowerment Act after broad testimony and debate
Summary
A1715, the John R. Lewis Voter Empowerment Act (committee substitute) was substituted and released after extensive testimony from voting‑rights organizations urging stronger state protections, and public opposition raising concerns about centralized authority and costs; committee recorded a roll‑call release.
The Assembly State and Local Government Committee substituted and released A1715, titled the John R. Lewis Voter Empowerment Act of New Jersey, after several hours of testimony from civil‑rights and civic groups and a period of committee questioning and debate.
Supporters — including the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice, the ACLU of New Jersey, the League of Women Voters of New Jersey, AAPI New Jersey, the New Jersey League of Conservation Voters and the New Jersey Alliance for Immigrant Justice — urged passage. Witnesses…
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