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https://democracync.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Screen-Shot-2016-02-04-at-9.30.34-PM.png1432800On September 12, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights released its report, An Assessment of Minority Voting Rights Access in the United States. Based on extensive research and expert and public testimony, the report assesses minority voter access around the country, and evaluates the Department of Justice’s enforcement of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) since 2006, in…