article_snippet: Obama called on Congress to restore the Voting Rights Act, first passed in 1965.
article_snippet: In 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a key provision of the law that required certain states with a history of racial discrimination at the polls to "pre-clear" any changes to the law with the federal government before implementing the polls.
article_snippet: Efforts to revive key provisions of the Voting Rights Act have stalled in Congress.
highlights_snippet: President Obama called Saturday for renewal of Voting Rights Act .