Section 2 Voting Rights Act

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Section 2 voting rights act. 2013 united states v. State of texas w d. State of north carolina m d n c.
The voting rights act of 1965 is widely considered to be the single most important federal statute protecting the right to vote. Town of lake park fl s d. All citizens of the united states who are otherwise qualified by law to vote at any election by the people in any state territory district county city parish township school district municipality or other territorial subdivision shall be entitled and allowed to vote at all such elections without distinction of race color or previous condition of servitude.
They used it to go after texas for enacting one of the strictest voter id laws in the. As initially ratified the united states constitution granted each state complete discretion to determine. Since the passage of the voting rights act in 1965 numerous at large systems have been struck down under section 2 of the voting rights act.
Cases raising claims under section 2 of the voting rights act. The voting rights act of 1965 was introduced in congress on march 17 1965 as s. Section 2 of the vra codified at 42 u s c.
Since section 2 of the voting rights act purports to prohibit state action that has a racially disproportionate result or effect disparate impact but did not stem from a racially. 2013 united states v. 2009 united states v.
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