Voting Rights Act of 1970

GPTKB entity

Properties (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:addresses voting age
gptkbp:allows discrimination in voting
gptkbp:amends gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
gptkbp:appliesTo all states
gptkbp:effectiveDate November 1, 1970
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:expansion Voting_Rights_Act_provisions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Voting Rights Act of 1970
gptkbp:includes provisions for absentee voting
gptkbp:isAssociatedWith civic engagement
historical significance
national identity
social justice
voter turnout
community organizing
grassroots movements
political representation
political activism
democratic participation
minority rights
electoral reform
equality in voting
American_democracy
gptkbp:isAttendedBy gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_Amendments_of_1982
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_Amendments_of_1992
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_Amendments_of_2006
gptkbp:isCelebratedFor gptkb:Voting_Rights_Day
gptkbp:isChallengedBy gptkb:Shelby_County_v._Holder
court cases
gptkbp:isCitedIn Supreme_Court_cases
gptkbp:isCriticizedFor lack of enforcement mechanisms
gptkbp:isDiscussedIn political debates
gptkbp:isEvaluatedBy scholars
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
subsequent voting rights legislation
gptkbp:isOrganizedBy certain political groups
gptkbp:isPartOf civil rights movement
American_history
U.S._legal_framework
gptkbp:isRecognizedBy historical markers
gptkbp:isReferencedIn academic studies
political speeches
gptkbp:isRelatedTo disenfranchisement
voter ID laws
gerrymandering
literacy tests
poll taxes
gptkbp:isSuitableFor expanding voting rights
gptkbp:isSupportedBy activists
civil rights organizations
gptkbp:localHistory landmark legislation
gptkbp:requires bilingual voting materials
gptkbp:signature gptkb:Richard_Nixon
gptkbp:updates voter registration opportunities