Voting Rights Act of 1965, As Amended : Provisions with Expiration Dates of 2007.

Explains major provisions of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) of 1965 and subsequent amendments, allowing Federal intervention in State and local elections to protect the voting rights of minorities. Examines Sections 4, 5, and 203 of the VRA; and analyzes the effect that S.Amdt. 2626 would have had on t...

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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.
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Summary:Explains major provisions of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) of 1965 and subsequent amendments, allowing Federal intervention in State and local elections to protect the voting rights of minorities. Examines Sections 4, 5, and 203 of the VRA; and analyzes the effect that S.Amdt. 2626 would have had on them.
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