Title I of the Voting Rights Act of 1965

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Title I of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is the portion of the landmark U.S. civil rights law that sets out key federal protections against discriminatory voting practices and establishes enforcement mechanisms to safeguard citizens’ right to vote.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf provision of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 ⓘ
title of federal statute ⓘ
aimsToAddress barriers to voter registration for racial minorities ⓘ
racial discrimination in voting ⓘ
appliesTo standards, practices, and procedures relating to voting ⓘ
voter registration ⓘ
voting procedures ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction federal elections in the United States ⓘ
local elections in the United States ⓘ
state elections in the United States ⓘ
authorizes civil actions by the Attorney General of the United States ⓘ
injunctive relief against discriminatory voting practices ⓘ
basedOnAuthorityOf Enforcement Clause of the Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ
bindingOn states and political subdivisions conducting elections ⓘ
codifiedFrom former Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ
codifiedIn Title 52 of the United States Code ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
dateEnacted 1965-08-06 ⓘ
enactedAsPartOf Public Law 89-110 ⓘ
enactedBy United States Congress ⓘ
enforcedBy United States Department of Justice ⓘ
establishes civil remedies for violations of voting rights ⓘ
criminal penalties for certain voting rights violations ⓘ
historicalContext enacted during the civil rights movement ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalDomain civil rights law ⓘ
election law ⓘ
voting rights ⓘ
legalEffect creates federal cause of action for certain voting rights violations ⓘ
partOf Voting Rights Act of 1965 ⓘ
prohibits coercion of persons aiding others to vote ⓘ
coercion of persons exercising the right to vote ⓘ
denial of the right to vote because of an error or omission on paperwork not material to voter qualifications ⓘ
discriminatory application of voter registration standards ⓘ
intimidation of persons aiding others to vote ⓘ
intimidation of persons exercising the right to vote ⓘ
threats against persons aiding others to vote ⓘ
threats against persons exercising the right to vote ⓘ
protectsRightOf citizens of the United States who are otherwise qualified to vote ⓘ
purpose to establish federal enforcement mechanisms for voting rights ⓘ
to prohibit unequal application of voter registration requirements ⓘ
to protect the right to vote from discrimination ⓘ
relatedLegislation Civil Rights Act of 1957 ⓘ
Civil Rights Act of 1960 ⓘ
Civil Rights Act of 1964 ⓘ
relatedTo Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ
sectionIncludes materiality provision regarding voter qualifications ⓘ
provisions against intimidation, threats, or coercion in voting ⓘ
signedIntoLawBy Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ

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Section 9 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 → locatedInDocument → Title I of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 ⓘ