Title I

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Title I is the section of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that addresses voting rights protections, particularly by prohibiting unequal application of voter registration requirements.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf section of a United States federal statute
aimsTo eliminate discrimination in voter registration
protect voting rights
appliesTo voter registration
basedOn Fifteenth Amendment principles
Fourteenth Amendment principles
codifiedIn United States Statutes at Large
constitutionalBasis Equal Protection Clause
Fifteenth Amendment prohibition on racial discrimination in voting
country United States of America
surface form: United States
enactedAsPartOf Public Law 88-352
enactmentDate 1964-07-02
enforcementMechanism actions by the Attorney General of the United States
federal court actions
historicalContext American civil rights movement
surface form: Civil Rights Movement
jurisdiction federal
language English
legalArea civil rights law
voting rights law
legalForm federal statute provision
legislativeBody United States Congress
partOf Civil Rights Act of 1964
prohibits different registration standards for different ethnic groups
different registration standards for different national origin groups
different registration standards for different racial groups
different registration standards for different religious groups
discriminatory standards for voter registration
unequal application of voter registration requirements
protects citizens seeking to register to vote
purpose to prevent denial of the right to vote through discriminatory registration practices
to secure equal access to voter registration
relatedTo Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Voting Rights Act of 1965
scope voter registration procedures
signedIntoLawBy Lyndon B. Johnson
subjectMatter non-discrimination in voter registration
voting rights protections
targets local voter registration practices
state voter registration laws
typeOfRestrictionAddressed discriminatory registration procedures
discriminatory registration tests

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CRA 1964 title Title I
subject surface form: Civil Rights Act of 1964