Public Law 94-73

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Public Law 94-73 is the 1975 federal legislation that significantly expanded and strengthened the Voting Rights Act, including new protections for language minorities in the United States.

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute
voting rights law
aimsTo eliminate voting discrimination against language minorities
amends Voting Rights Act of 1965
areaOfLaw constitutional law
election law
authority enforced by the United States Department of Justice
basedOn Congressional findings of discrimination against language minorities
constitutionalBasis Fifteenth Amendment Enforcement Clause
surface form: Enforcement Clause of the Fifteenth Amendment

Enforcement Clause
surface form: Enforcement Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment
containsProvision Section 203 language minority provisions
Section 4(f)(4) language minority provisions
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dateSigned 1975-08-06
enactedBy 94th United States Congress
expanded coverage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
extended special provisions of the Voting Rights Act
extendedFor 7 years
goal to secure equal access to the ballot for language minorities
hasOfficialName An Act to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965
jurisdictionCriteria language minority population thresholds
legalCitation 89 Stat. 400
legislativeChamber United States House of Representatives
United States Senate
partOf National Voter Registration Act
surface form: United States voting rights legislation
prohibits voting practices that deny or abridge the right to vote of language minorities
protectsGroup Alaskan Native language speakers
Asian American language speakers
Native American language speakers
Spanish-speaking voters
language minority citizens
providesFor bilingual election materials in certain jurisdictions
protections for language minorities in voting
publicLawNumber Public Law 94-73 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Pub.L. 94-73
relatedTo American civil rights movement
surface form: Civil Rights Movement

Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1982
Voting Rights Act of 1965
requires bilingual ballots in certain covered jurisdictions
bilingual election information in certain covered jurisdictions
shortTitle Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1975
signedBy Gerald Ford
signingPresident Gerald Ford
surface form: Gerald R. Ford
strengthened federal enforcement of voting rights
subjectMatter civil rights
language minority rights
voting rights
yearEnacted 1975

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Description of subject: Public Law 94-73 is the 1975 federal legislation that significantly expanded and strengthened the Voting Rights Act, including new protections for language minorities in the United States.

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