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The Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act (VAEHA) P.L. 98-435, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1973ee–1973ee-6, is a United States law passed in 1984 that mandates easy access for handicapped and elderly person to voter registration and polling places during Federal elections.
Iowa restores the voting rights of felons who completed their prison sentences. [60] Nebraska ends lifetime disenfranchisement of people with felonies but adds a five-year waiting period. [63] 2006. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was extended for the fourth time by President George W. Bush, being the second extension of 25 years. [65]
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a landmark piece of federal legislation in the United States that prohibits racial discrimination in voting. [7] [8] ... Brooks (1984
In 2013, the Supreme Court effectively gutted Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act that had required local election officials in areas with a history of discrimination to run their laws by the ...
OPINION: A recent decision by an appeals court ruled that only the federal government can bring lawsuits under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. The case will likely head to the Supreme Court ...
A federal appeals court is challenging Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act in a battle that's likely to make its way to the Supreme Court.
Voting Rights Act, amendments of 1970; Long title: An Act To extend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 with respect to the discriminatory use of tests, and for other purposes: Enacted by: the 91st United States Congress: Effective: June 22, 1970: Citations; Public law: 91-285: Statutes at Large: 84 Stat. 314: Codification; Acts amended: Voting ...
The 2-1 decision by a panel of the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals based in St. Louis found that only the U.S. attorney general can enforce Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, which requires political m