Title I of the Voting Rights Act of 1965

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provision of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 title of federal statute

Title I of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is the portion of the landmark U.S. civil rights law that sets out key federal protections against discriminatory voting practices and establishes enforcement mechanisms to safeguard citizens’ right to vote.

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Label	Occurrences
Title I of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 canonical	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	provision of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 ⓘ title of federal statute ⓘ
aimsToAddress	barriers to voter registration for racial minorities ⓘ racial discrimination in voting ⓘ
appliesTo	standards, practices, and procedures relating to voting ⓘ voter registration ⓘ voting procedures ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	federal elections in the United States ⓘ local elections in the United States ⓘ state elections in the United States ⓘ
authorizes	civil actions by the Attorney General of the United States ⓘ injunctive relief against discriminatory voting practices ⓘ
basedOnAuthorityOf	Enforcement Clause of the Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ
bindingOn	states and political subdivisions conducting elections ⓘ
codifiedFrom	former Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ
codifiedIn	Title 52 of the United States Code ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dateEnacted	1965-08-06 ⓘ
enactedAsPartOf	Public Law 89-110 NERFINISHED ⓘ
enactedBy	United States Congress ⓘ
enforcedBy	United States Department of Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ
establishes	civil remedies for violations of voting rights ⓘ criminal penalties for certain voting rights violations ⓘ
historicalContext	enacted during the civil rights movement ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalDomain	civil rights law ⓘ election law ⓘ voting rights ⓘ
legalEffect	creates federal cause of action for certain voting rights violations ⓘ
partOf	Voting Rights Act of 1965 NERFINISHED ⓘ
prohibits	coercion of persons aiding others to vote ⓘ coercion of persons exercising the right to vote ⓘ denial of the right to vote because of an error or omission on paperwork not material to voter qualifications ⓘ discriminatory application of voter registration standards ⓘ intimidation of persons aiding others to vote ⓘ intimidation of persons exercising the right to vote ⓘ threats against persons aiding others to vote ⓘ threats against persons exercising the right to vote ⓘ
protectsRightOf	citizens of the United States who are otherwise qualified to vote ⓘ
purpose	to establish federal enforcement mechanisms for voting rights ⓘ to prohibit unequal application of voter registration requirements ⓘ to protect the right to vote from discrimination ⓘ
relatedLegislation	Civil Rights Act of 1957 NERFINISHED ⓘ Civil Rights Act of 1960 NERFINISHED ⓘ Civil Rights Act of 1964 NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo	Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ
sectionIncludes	materiality provision regarding voter qualifications ⓘ provisions against intimidation, threats, or coercion in voting ⓘ
signedIntoLawBy	Lyndon B. Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Section 9 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 → locatedInDocument → Title I of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 ⓘ