Voting Rights Act of 1965, As Amended : Its History and Current Issues.

Describes Constitutional grounds for the right to vote; discusses legislative history and major provisions of the Voting Rights Act (VRA), passed to prevent racial discrimination in voting; and reviews major provisions of legislation enacted to amend the VRA. Presents private, State, and Federal inv...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2004.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Civil rights. Constitutional law. Elections. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Describes Constitutional grounds for the right to vote; discusses legislative history and major provisions of the Voting Rights Act (VRA), passed to prevent racial discrimination in voting; and reviews major provisions of legislation enacted to amend the VRA. Presents private, State, and Federal investigations into allegations of voting irregularities and violations of the VRA after the 2000 election; and identifies policy questions and pending legislation on the VRA in the 107th and 108th Congresses.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Nov. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.