National: Texas to test 1965 voting rights law in U.S. court | Reuters The Voting Rights Act – a cherished safeguard for minority voters since 1965 – has been under siege for two years and this week faces one of its toughest test on an apparent path to the U.S. Supreme Court. Twenty-five hours of argument, … Continue reading The Voting News Daily: Texas to test 1965 voting rights law in U.S. court, Meet the hanging chad of 2012 – absentee ballots