Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act
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Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act was the provision that established the coverage formula determining which jurisdictions were subject to federal preclearance requirements for changes to their voting laws.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act Context triple: [VRA, containsProvision, Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act]
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Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act
Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act is a key federal provision that prohibits voting practices or procedures that discriminate on the basis of race, color, or membership in certain language minority groups.
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Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1982
The Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1982 were U.S. federal legislative changes that strengthened and extended protections against racial discrimination in voting, including by renewing key provisions and clarifying standards for proving discriminatory effects.
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Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1975
The Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1975 were U.S. federal legislative changes that expanded and strengthened voting rights protections, notably by extending coverage to language minorities and renewing key provisions of the original Voting Rights Act.
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Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1970
The Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1970 were U.S. federal legislative changes that expanded and strengthened protections against racial discrimination in voting, including temporarily lowering the voting age to 18 in federal elections and extending key enforcement provisions of the original Voting Rights Act.
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Voting Rights Act of 1965
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a landmark U.S. federal law that outlawed discriminatory voting practices and enforced African Americans’ right to vote, especially in the South.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act Target entity description: Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act was the provision that established the coverage formula determining which jurisdictions were subject to federal preclearance requirements for changes to their voting laws.
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A.
Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act
Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act is a key federal provision that prohibits voting practices or procedures that discriminate on the basis of race, color, or membership in certain language minority groups.
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B.
Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1982
The Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1982 were U.S. federal legislative changes that strengthened and extended protections against racial discrimination in voting, including by renewing key provisions and clarifying standards for proving discriminatory effects.
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C.
Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1975
The Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1975 were U.S. federal legislative changes that expanded and strengthened voting rights protections, notably by extending coverage to language minorities and renewing key provisions of the original Voting Rights Act.
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D.
Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1970
The Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1970 were U.S. federal legislative changes that expanded and strengthened protections against racial discrimination in voting, including temporarily lowering the voting age to 18 in federal elections and extending key enforcement provisions of the original Voting Rights Act.
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Voting Rights Act of 1965
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a landmark U.S. federal law that outlawed discriminatory voting practices and enforced African Americans’ right to vote, especially in the South.
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Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | section of a United States federal statute ⓘ |
| amendedIn |
1970
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1975 ⓘ 1982 ⓘ 2006 ⓘ |
| appliedTo |
Alabama
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Alaska ⓘ Arizona ⓘ Georgia ⓘ Louisiana ⓘ Mississippi ⓘ South Carolina ⓘ Texas ⓘ Virginia ⓘ certain counties and townships in other states ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdictions | certain states and political subdivisions with histories of voting discrimination ⓘ |
| basedOn |
historical patterns of racial discrimination in voting
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use of tests or devices restricting voting ⓘ voter registration data ⓘ voter turnout data ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis |
Fifteenth Amendment Enforcement Clause
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surface form:
Enforcement Clause of the Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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| containsProvision |
bail-in mechanism through court findings
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bailout mechanism for jurisdictions ⓘ coverage formula based on 1964 presidential election data ⓘ suspension of literacy tests in covered jurisdictions ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverageFormulaCriteria |
later extensions using 1968 and 1972 election data
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use of a test or device as of November 1, 1964 ⓘ voter registration or turnout below 50 percent in the 1964 presidential election ⓘ |
| coverageFormulaInvalidatedIn |
Shelby County v. Holder
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surface form:
Shelby County v. Holder (2013)
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| dateSignedIntoLaw | 1965-08-06 ⓘ |
| effectOfShelbyCountyDecision |
coverage formula rendered inoperative
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preclearance regime under Section 5 largely suspended ⓘ |
| enactedBy | 89th United States Congress ⓘ |
| enactedIn | 1965 ⓘ |
| enforcedBy | United States Attorney General ⓘ |
| established | coverage formula for federal preclearance ⓘ |
| function | to determine which jurisdictions were subject to preclearance ⓘ |
| heldConstitutionalIn |
South Carolina v. Katzenbach
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surface form:
South Carolina v. Katzenbach (1966)
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| interpretedBy | United States Department of Justice ⓘ |
| legalCitation | 52 U.S.C. § 10303 ⓘ |
| linkedTo | Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act ⓘ |
| partOf | Voting Rights Act of 1965 ⓘ |
| previousLegalCitation | 42 U.S.C. § 1973b ⓘ |
| purpose | to prevent racial discrimination in voting through targeted federal oversight ⓘ |
| relatedCase |
Shelby County v. Holder
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South Carolina v. Katzenbach ⓘ |
| requiresPreclearanceUnder | Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act ⓘ |
| shortTitleContext | Voting Rights Act of 1965 ⓘ |
| signedIntoLawBy | Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act Description of subject: Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act was the provision that established the coverage formula determining which jurisdictions were subject to federal preclearance requirements for changes to their voting laws.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
this entity surface form:
Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
this entity surface form:
Section 4(f) of the Voting Rights Act
this entity surface form:
Section 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965