State Sen. Darrin Camilleri pushes Voting Rights Act as a firewall for Michigan voters

State Sen. Darrin Camilleri pushes Voting Rights Act as a firewall for Michigan voters

MICHIGAN—State Sen. Darrin Camilleri (D-Trenton) says Michigan needs to act fast.  Last week, the US Supreme Court delivered a sweeping blow to the federal Voting Rights Act, stripping away a key provision that allowed courts to block election laws with racially discriminatory effects. And Camilleri wants to make sure Michigan voters don’t feel the fallout. The Michigan Voting Rights Act, introduced Wednesday by Camilleri and several other Democ…