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The coverage formula, contained in Section 4(b) of the Act, determines which states are subject to preclearance. As enacted in 1965, the first element in the formula was whether, on November 1, 1964, the state or a political subdivision of the state maintained a "test or device" restricting the opportunity to register and vote.
While many previous challenges to redistricting under the VRA had been brought by groups like the NAACP or voters within the state, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals held, 2-1, in November 2023, that a strict reading of the VRA did not permit private rights of action, and only the United States Attorney General has standing to bring ...
The federal Voting Rights Act (VRA) of 1965 was a critical tool in addressing racial discrimination in voting, particularly in southern states. Its most potent provision was the preclearance requirement under Section 5, which mandated that certain jurisdictions with histories of discrimination obtain federal approval before changing voting laws ...
Signed into law by President Gerald Ford on August 6, 1975 Congress revisited the Act in 1975, the year that the Act's special provisions were again set to expire. The debate was less acrimonious than previous debates concerning the Act, reflecting an expanded consensus in Congress that the law remained necessary to remedy continued racial ...
Eligibility to vote in the United States is governed by ... Activist, Lucy Nicolar Poolaw , is the first to cast her vote under the new law. ... (VRA), modified in ...
The plaintiffs, however, found that this failed to meet the law's requirements to announce corrective action and filed a lawsuit against the town for violating the law. [8] On November 9, 2024, Orange County state court Justice Maria Vazquez-Doles struck down the law as unconstitutional, per recent decisions by the United States Supreme Court.
1988: Law requires Dept. of Labor to report agencies' violations of veterans' preference and failure to list vacancies with State employment services to OPM for enforcement; 1990: VRA law amended to include post-Vietnam-era veterans, but end coverage of most Vietnam-era veterans; 1992: VRA law revised to restore eligibility to Vietnam-era veterans
The law was enacted under the Elections Clause of the United States Constitution and advances voting rights in the United States by requiring state governments to offer simplified voter registration processes for any eligible person who applies for or renews a driver's license or applies for public assistance, and requiring the United States ...