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Re:The near impossible literacy test Louisiana used to suppr... by onionisafruit on Tuesday October 22, 2024 @01:39AM (#41911500)
Voter id is so far from this. You might have to jump through hoops to get an ID, but with literacy tests it was almost impossible for blacks to register.
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Re:The near impossible literacy test Louisiana used to suppr... by Lord-Jobo on Tuesday October 22, 2024 @11:26AM (#41915227)
One disproportionately effects black voters, with an (arbitrary guess) 80% effectiveness rate.

One disproportionately effects black voters with a (https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/impa...) ~10% effectiveness

Just because one is working better then the other doesn't mean they are any different in their purpose

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