Voting Rights Protection Act
GPTKB entity
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:legislation
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| gptkbp:addresses |
gerrymandering
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| gptkbp:aims_to_improve |
voter suppression
voter education |
| gptkbp:amends |
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
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| gptkbp:enacted_by |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Voting Rights Protection Act
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| gptkbp:includes |
provisions for election day as a holiday
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| gptkbp:introduced_in |
gptkb:House_of_Representatives
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| gptkbp:is_analyzed_in |
political analysts
legal studies |
| gptkbp:is_considered |
a landmark legislation
a priority for Democrats |
| gptkbp:is_criticized_for |
yes
some legal experts potential federal overreach |
| gptkbp:is_debated_in |
gptkb:media_outlets
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| gptkbp:is_discussed_in |
gptkb:academic_journals
political campaigns public forums Congressional hearings |
| gptkbp:is_evaluated_by |
gptkb:scholars
|
| gptkbp:is_expected_to |
impact future elections
influence state laws shape future policy debates |
| gptkbp:is_influenced_by |
Supreme Court decisions
|
| gptkbp:is_linked_to |
discussions on democracy
issues of representation public opinion on voting rights historical voting rights issues |
| gptkbp:is_opposed_by |
some Republican lawmakers
some state governors |
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
broader voting rights movement
ongoing legislative efforts national conversation on voting rights 2020 election reforms efforts to combat disenfranchisement |
| gptkbp:is_promoted_by |
gptkb:activists
nonprofit organizations |
| gptkbp:is_related_to |
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
voter ID laws access to polling places |
| gptkbp:is_subject_to |
legal challenges
|
| gptkbp:is_supported_by |
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
Democratic lawmakers some state legislatures bipartisan groups in some cases |
| gptkbp:promotes |
accessibility for disabled voters
|
| gptkbp:proposed_by |
various advocacy groups
|
| gptkbp:provides |
funding for election security
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
to protect voting rights
|
| gptkbp:requires |
transparency in campaign finance
voter registration improvements states to report changes in voting laws |
| gptkbp:signed_by |
gptkb:President_of_the_United_States
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| gptkbp:supports |
early voting
automatic voter registration vote by mail |
| gptkbp:year_established |
gptkb:2021
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Mark_Pocan
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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