The Voting Rights Act of 1965, As Amended: Its History and Current Issues

Laney, Garrine P.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Voting;    Elections;    Voting - Law and legislation;    Voting rights;    Presidential elections;   

RP-ID  :  95-896
RP-ID  :  95-896_2008Jun12

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

Several bills have been introduced in the 110th Congress concerning the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA) that would rename the short title of the act, and address its bilingual provisions and issues of deceptive practices and voter intimidation during elections. This report discusses this issue at length and also addresses allegations of voting irregularities and of violations of the VRA during the presidential election of 2000.