A Maryland voter receives an “I Voted” sticker after casting a ballot at an early voting location before the 2022 midterms. The Maryland Senate passed its own Voting Rights Act, hoping the state joins seven other states with similar laws. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Seeing federal courts slash away at the Voting Rights Act, some states are seeking to resurrect fallen protections for non-white voters with their own versions of the landmark law passed during the height of the Civil Rights Movement.
Democratic lawmakers in Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Maryland and New Jersey are pushing such legislation this session, attempting to join seven other states with similar laws enacted in recent years…