Section 5 preclearance

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legal requirement
gptkbp:affects gptkb:Shelby_County_v._Holder
gptkbp:appliesTo certain jurisdictions with history of discrimination
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1965
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
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
gptkbp:purpose prevent racial discrimination in voting
gptkbp:requires federal approval for changes to voting laws
gptkbp:statusAfter2013 effectively inoperative after Shelby County v. Holder
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_Amendments_of_1982
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7