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Voting Rights Act of 1965, as Amended : History, Effects, and Alternatives.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Chronology.
- Civil rights.
- Elections.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (140 pages) : digital, PDF file
- monochrome
- Place of Publication:
- [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1975.
- System Details:
- System requirements: PDF reader software.
- text file
- Summary:
- Examines the legislative histories of and pro-con arguments regarding the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and its 1970 and 1975 amendments, which allow Federal intervention in State and local elections to protect minority voting rights. Examines implementation and enforcement issues and effects, and legislative options for renewal. Includes text of the 1975 Amendments, list of jurisdictions covered by the Amendments, and chronology.
- Notes:
- CRS Report.
- Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed June 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.
- Other Format:
- Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Voting Rights Act of 1965, as Amended
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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