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The National Archives and Records Administration stated: "The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was the most significant statutory change in the relationship between the federal and state governments in the area of voting since the Reconstruction period following the Civil War". [10] The act contains numerous provisions that regulate elections.
Texas passes one of the most restrictive voter ID laws in the country, but it is blocked by the courts. [30] 2013. Supreme Court ruled in the 5–4 Shelby County v. Holder decision that Section 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act is unconstitutional. Section 4(b) stated that if states or local governments want to change their voting laws, they must ...
Smith v. Allwright, 321 U.S. 649 (1944), was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court with regard to voting rights and, by extension, racial desegregation. It overturned the Texas state law that authorized parties to set their internal rules, including the use of white primaries. The court ruled that it was unconstitutional for ...
Nationality defines the legal relationship between a person and a state or nation, specifying who is a member or subject of a particular nation. [3] [4] [5] The rights and obligations of citizenship are defined by this relationship, as well as the protections to which nationals are entitled.
1790: The Naturalization Act of 1790 limited citizenship to "free white persons." [23] In practice, only white male property owners could naturalize and acquire the status of citizens, and the vote. [23] 1792–1838: Free black males lose the right to vote in several Northern states including in Pennsylvania and in New Jersey.
New Mexico is trying something new — a test run of sorts for many new and contested provisions that are part of the state's Native American Voting Rights Act that was passed last year ...
A conservative-backed push for stricter proof-of-citizenship requirements for voting could complicate efforts to avert a government shutdown next month. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have ...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday, alleging it violated a federal law that requires the agency to respond to inquiries from ...