Section 9 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
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Section 9 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a provision that established federal oversight mechanisms for certain jurisdictions’ voting changes, forming part of the Act’s broader framework to prevent racial discrimination in voting.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Section 9 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 canonical | 1 |
| Section 9, Voting Rights Act of 1965 (Pub. L. 89-110) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2618641 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Section 9 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 Context triple: [South Carolina v. Katzenbach, upheldProvision, Section 9 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965]
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A.
Section 6 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Section 6 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a key enforcement provision that authorizes the appointment of federal examiners to oversee voter registration and protect voting rights in jurisdictions with histories of discrimination.
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Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act
Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act is a key provision that required certain jurisdictions with histories of racial discrimination in voting to obtain federal approval, or “preclearance,” before changing their voting laws or practices.
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Section 3(c) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Section 3(c) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a “bail-in” provision that allows federal courts to place jurisdictions with proven intentional voting discrimination under preclearance requirements for changes to their election laws.
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D.
Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act
Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act was the provision that established the coverage formula determining which jurisdictions were subject to federal preclearance requirements for changes to their voting laws.
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E.
Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act
Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act is a federal provision that requires certain jurisdictions to provide bilingual election materials and language assistance to protect the voting rights of citizens with limited English proficiency.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Section 9 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 Target entity description: Section 9 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a provision that established federal oversight mechanisms for certain jurisdictions’ voting changes, forming part of the Act’s broader framework to prevent racial discrimination in voting.
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A.
Section 6 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Section 6 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a key enforcement provision that authorizes the appointment of federal examiners to oversee voter registration and protect voting rights in jurisdictions with histories of discrimination.
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B.
Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act
Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act is a key provision that required certain jurisdictions with histories of racial discrimination in voting to obtain federal approval, or “preclearance,” before changing their voting laws or practices.
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C.
Section 3(c) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Section 3(c) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a “bail-in” provision that allows federal courts to place jurisdictions with proven intentional voting discrimination under preclearance requirements for changes to their election laws.
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D.
Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act
Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act was the provision that established the coverage formula determining which jurisdictions were subject to federal preclearance requirements for changes to their voting laws.
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E.
Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act
Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act is a federal provision that requires certain jurisdictions to provide bilingual election materials and language assistance to protect the voting rights of citizens with limited English proficiency.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
section of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
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statutory provision ⓘ |
| aimedAt | jurisdictions with documented patterns of racial discrimination in voting ⓘ |
| appliesTo | states and political subdivisions identified as covered jurisdictions under the Voting Rights Act ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| appliesToLevelOfGovernment |
local governments
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state governments ⓘ |
| citationWithinAct |
Section 9, Voting Rights Act of 1965 (Pub. L. 89-110)
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linked to:
Section 9 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
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| constitutionalBasis | Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| countryOfJurisdiction |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| enactedAsPartOf | Public Law 89-110 ⓘ |
| enactmentDate | 1965-08-06 ⓘ |
| enforcementMechanism |
federal supervision of certain election-related changes
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involvement of federal officials in oversight of voter registration and elections ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn | state and local election administration in covered jurisdictions ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | statutory text addressing federal oversight in covered jurisdictions ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | federal law provision in force unless amended or repealed ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
adopted in response to persistent racial discrimination in voter registration and elections
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enacted during the civil rights movement ⓘ |
| intendedEffect |
to deter discriminatory changes in voting practices
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to strengthen federal enforcement of voting rights in the South and other covered areas ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| languageType | federal statute text ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
civil rights law
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election law ⓘ voting rights ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| locatedInDocument | Title I of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 ⓘ |
| partOf | Voting Rights Act of 1965 ⓘ |
| partOfFramework | federal supervision and preclearance structure under the Voting Rights Act ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose | to help prevent racial discrimination in voting ⓘ |
| purpose |
to establish federal oversight mechanisms for certain jurisdictions’ voting changes
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to support enforcement of the Fifteenth Amendment ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
federal examiners and observers in elections
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federal oversight of voter registration lists ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
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Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 ⓘ coverage formula for jurisdictions with a history of discrimination ⓘ federal oversight of changes in election procedures ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
federal supervision of voting changes in certain jurisdictions
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implementation of protections against racial discrimination in voting ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Section 9 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 Description of subject: Section 9 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a provision that established federal oversight mechanisms for certain jurisdictions’ voting changes, forming part of the Act’s broader framework to prevent racial discrimination in voting.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Section 9 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
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citationWithinAct
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Section 9, Voting Rights Act of 1965 (Pub. L. 89-110)
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linked to: Section 9 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965