Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1992
GPTKB entity
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:legislation
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| gptkbp:addressed |
voter intimidation
gerrymandering issues discriminatory practices in voting issues of voter disenfranchisement voter registration issues accessibility for non-English speakers |
| gptkbp:affirms |
federal oversight of elections in certain jurisdictions
|
| gptkbp:amended_by |
Section 5 preclearance requirements
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| gptkbp:amends |
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
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| gptkbp:effective_date |
1992-08-06
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| gptkbp:enacted_by |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
|
| gptkbp:established |
new standards for voter registration
new guidelines for voter ID laws |
| gptkbp:goal |
eliminate voting discrimination
|
| gptkbp:has_expansion |
protection for language minority groups
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1992
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| gptkbp:impact |
voting access for minorities
|
| gptkbp:included |
provisions for absentee voting
provisions for early voting provisions for election monitoring provisions for voter education provisions for election day registration provisions for voter assistance programs |
| gptkbp:increased |
transparency in election processes
penalties for voting rights violations federal funding for election assistance |
| gptkbp:influenced |
state voting laws
subsequent voting rights legislation public opinion on voting rights Supreme Court decisions on voting rights future amendments to voting rights legislation |
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
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| gptkbp:is_aimed_at |
combat voter suppression
reduce barriers to voting enhance voter participation protect the voting rights of all citizens |
| gptkbp:is_opposed_by |
some state officials
|
| gptkbp:is_supported_by |
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
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| gptkbp:notable_changes |
provisions for bilingual voting materials
extended special provisions for minority voting rights |
| gptkbp:part_of |
U. S. civil rights law
U. S. legislative history ongoing civil rights efforts |
| gptkbp:president_who_signed |
gptkb:George_H._W._Bush
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| gptkbp:promoted |
equal voting opportunities
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| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1982
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1970 |
| gptkbp:requires |
states to report voting data
jurisdictions to provide language assistance states to ensure voting accessibility states to provide election information in multiple languages |
| gptkbp:supported |
community outreach programs
accessibility for disabled voters research on voting behavior |
| gptkbp:year |
gptkb:1992
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Warren_Harding
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
3
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