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

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] [publisher not identified] 2006

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:

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

Publisher Number:

CRS-2006-DSP-0446

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