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First-term Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez knows what it takes to sue a state over legislative maps alleged to violate the Voting Rights Act — the New Mexico lawyer has done it.
Before running for Congress in 2020, the Democrat represented Native American tribes in her state suing over legislative maps after the 2000 census — which resulted in changes to the maps.
The need to prove that the voting systems in these states are not significantly susceptible to voter fraud.