Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act
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Statements (17)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
section of a law
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| gptkbp:affects |
Shelby County v. Holder (2013)
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
certain jurisdictions with histories of discrimination
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| gptkbp:coveredJurisdictions |
states and localities with histories of voting discrimination
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| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
1965
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| gptkbp:enforcedBy |
gptkb:U.S._District_Court_for_the_District_of_Columbia
gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Justice |
| gptkbp:goal |
protect minority voting rights
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act
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| gptkbp:legalBasis |
Fifteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
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| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
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| gptkbp:preclearanceMeans |
federal approval required before changes to voting laws can take effect
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| gptkbp:purpose |
to prevent changes to voting laws that discriminate based on race or minority status
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| gptkbp:requires |
preclearance of changes to voting laws
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| gptkbp:statusAfter2013 |
effectively inoperative due to Supreme Court decision
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_Amendments_of_2006
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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