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New York passes landmark voting rights legislation

FILE - Former Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 11, 2017. New York’s governor signed the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act, named after the late civil rights activist who represented Georgia in the U.S. House, into law Monday, June 20, 2022, intended to prevent local officials from enacting rules that might suppress people’s voting rights because of their race. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

FILE - Voters sign in at Frank McCourt High School for New York's party primaries, June 22, 2021, in New York. New York's governor has signed a law intended to prevent local officials from enacting rules that might suppress people's voting rights because of their race. The law signed Monday, June 20, 2022, by Gov. Kathy Hochul will make New York one of the first states to bring back a version of a process known as "preclearance." (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

FILE - Residents of the Flatbush neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough of New York register to vote at a voter registration event on Sept. 29, 2021. New York's governor has signed a law intended to prevent local officials from enacting rules that might suppress people's voting rights because of their race. The law signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul, Monday, June 20, 2022, will make New York one of the first states to bring back a version of a process known as "preclearance." (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

New York passes landmark voting rights legislation