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Oct. 30, 2025: The past, present and future as the Voting Rights Act turns 60; In-person voting for inmates

By Chandra Thomas Whitfield
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In this March 21, 1965 file photo, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. leads a civil rights march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., to protest voting laws.

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Oct. 30, 2025: The past, present and future as the Voting Rights Act turns 60; In-person voting for inmates

As the Supreme Court deliberates changes, the Voting Rights Act turns 60. We look at its past, present and future with local political analysts -- this after Colorado took action in its last legislative session to make sure access is enshrined in state law.

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Terrance Carroll, former speaker of the Colorado House (left), and Alton Dillard, head of the Dillard consulting group, speak to Colorado Matters about the Voting Rights Act. Oct. 23, 2025.

Colorado state law also requires all county jails to offer in-person voting for eligible individuals -- we explore how the process is working in Jefferson County.

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Inmates voting in Jefferson County.

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