Statements (13)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
legal requirement
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gptkbp:affects |
gptkb:Shelby_County_v._Holder
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gptkbp:appliesTo |
certain jurisdictions with history of 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 |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Section 5 preclearance
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gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
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gptkbp:purpose |
prevent racial discrimination in voting
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gptkbp:requires |
federal approval for changes to voting laws
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gptkbp:statusAfter2013 |
effectively inoperative after Shelby County v. Holder
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_Amendments_of_1982
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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