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Voting Rights Act of 1965 : A Legal Overview.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Civil rights.
- Elections.
- Judge-made law.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (19 pages) : digital, PDF file
- monochrome
- Place of Publication:
- [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1991-1992.
- System Details:
- System requirements: PDF reader software.
- text file
- Summary:
- Analyzes judicial interpretation of key provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 as amended in 1970, 1975, and 1982. Provisions provide for private and government challenges to discriminatory voting practices and procedures; institution of proceedings to enforce the Fifteenth Amendment; automatic coverage and review criteria; preclearance for changes to election laws and procedures; and appointment of examiners and observers.
- 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
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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