Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act
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Statements (17)
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
section of federal law
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| gptkbp:amendedBy |
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_Amendments_of_1982
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
all states and political subdivisions in the United States
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| gptkbp:codifiedIn |
52 U.S.C. § 10301
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| gptkbp:enforcedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Justice
private lawsuits |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act
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| gptkbp:interpretedBy |
gptkb:Thornburg_v._Gingles_(1986)
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| gptkbp:legalStandard |
intent test
results test |
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
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| gptkbp:prohibits |
voting practices or procedures that discriminate on the basis of race, color, or membership in a language minority group
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| gptkbp:protectedBy |
minority voters
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| gptkbp:purpose |
to prevent denial or abridgment of the right to vote on account of race or color
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| gptkbp:startDate |
August 6, 1965
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:52_U.S.C._§§_10301–10314
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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