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

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil rights.

Constitutional law.

Elections.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (54 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2006.

System Details:

text file

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.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Voting Rights Act of 1965, as Amended

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