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Tweet - "The 50% + 1 voting requirement purposefully diluted Black votes & produced decades of white-only elected officials. I'm hopeful the 117th Congress & new admin will demonstrate that we have learned from our history & not repeat sordid mistakes of our past."

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By: Jim Clyburn

Date: Dec. 22, 2020

Issues: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Elections

"The 50% + 1 voting requirement purposefully diluted Black votes & produced decades of white-only elected officials.

I'm hopeful the 117th Congress & new admin will demonstrate that we have learned from our history & not repeat sordid mistakes of our past. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/james-clyburn-runoff-elections-voting-rights/2020/12/22/2eb0827e-446c-11eb-b0e4-0f182923a025_story.html"

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