Pub.L. 89–110
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Pub.L. 89–110 is the formal public law designation for the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965, a key U.S. federal statute prohibiting racial discrimination in voting.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
ⓘ
civil rights law ⓘ voting rights law ⓘ |
| amends |
Title 52 of the United States Code
ⓘ
surface form:
Title 52 of the United States Code (codification of voting rights provisions)
|
| appliesTo |
federal elections in the United States
ⓘ
state and local elections in covered jurisdictions in the United States ⓘ |
| authorizes |
appointment of federal examiners to oversee voter registration
ⓘ
appointment of federal observers to monitor elections ⓘ |
| considered |
key achievement of the Civil Rights Movement
ⓘ
landmark civil rights legislation ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| containsProvision |
federal oversight of election procedures in certain jurisdictions
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federal oversight of voter registration in certain jurisdictions ⓘ preclearance requirement for changes in voting laws in covered jurisdictions ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateSigned | 1965-08-06 ⓘ |
| effectiveDate | 1965-08-06 ⓘ |
| enactedBy | 89th United States Congress ⓘ |
| hasShortName | Voting Rights Act of 1965 ⓘ |
| inResponseTo |
discriminatory voting practices such as literacy tests and poll taxes
ⓘ
widespread disenfranchisement of African American voters in the United States ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterAmendedBy |
Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1970
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Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1975 ⓘ Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1982 ⓘ Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006 ⓘ |
| majorImpact |
elimination of many discriminatory voting practices in the United States
ⓘ
increased voter registration among African Americans in the southern United States ⓘ |
| opposedBy | segregationist politicians ⓘ |
| presidentAtSigning | Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ |
| prohibits |
racial discrimination in voting
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use of literacy tests as voting qualifications in covered jurisdictions ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | Pub.L. 89–110 self-link ⓘ |
| purpose |
to enforce the Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
ⓘ
to prohibit racial discrimination in voting ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Civil Rights Act of 1964
ⓘ
American civil rights movement ⓘ
surface form:
Civil Rights Movement
Selma to Montgomery marches ⓘ |
| section |
Section 2 (general prohibition on voting discrimination)
ⓘ
Section 203 (language minority voting rights, as later added and amended) ⓘ Section 4 (coverage formula and suspension of tests and devices) ⓘ Section 5 (preclearance requirement) ⓘ |
| signedBy | Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ |
| statutesAtLargeCitation | 79 Stat. 437 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
election law
ⓘ
racial equality ⓘ voting rights ⓘ |
| supportedBy | civil rights organizations ⓘ |
| title | An Act to enforce the fifteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States, and for other purposes ⓘ |
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