Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act

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Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act is a key provision that required certain jurisdictions with histories of racial discrimination in voting to obtain federal approval, or “preclearance,” before changing their voting laws or practices.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965	3

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Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1975 → affects → Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act ⓘ

VRA → containsProvision → Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act ⓘ

Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1982 → extendsProvision → Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act ⓘ

this entity surface form: Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965

Section 4(b) → linkedProvision → Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act ⓘ

subject surface form: Section 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965

this entity surface form: Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965

South Carolina v. Katzenbach → upheldProvision → Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act ⓘ

this entity surface form: Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965