Voting Section
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The Voting Section is a unit within the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division responsible for enforcing federal laws that protect citizens’ voting rights and ensure fair election practices.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Voting Section canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T241380 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Voting Section Context triple: [Civil Rights Division, hasPart, Voting Section]
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A.
Electoral College
The Electoral College is the body of electors established by the U.S. Constitution that formally selects the President and Vice President of the United States based on state-by-state election results.
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B.
College of Electors
The College of Electors was the elite assembly of prince-electors in the Holy Roman Empire responsible for choosing the emperor.
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C.
General Election Law of 1925
The General Election Law of 1925 was a landmark Japanese statute that introduced universal male suffrage and significantly expanded democratic participation in the late Taishō period.
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D.
Electoral College of India
The Electoral College of India is the body comprising elected members of Parliament and state and union territory legislatures responsible for electing the President of India.
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E.
New York Independent Redistricting Commission
The New York Independent Redistricting Commission is a bipartisan body responsible for drawing and proposing electoral district maps for New York’s state and congressional elections.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Voting Section Target entity description: The Voting Section is a unit within the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division responsible for enforcing federal laws that protect citizens’ voting rights and ensure fair election practices.
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A.
Electoral College
The Electoral College is the body of electors established by the U.S. Constitution that formally selects the President and Vice President of the United States based on state-by-state election results.
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B.
College of Electors
The College of Electors was the elite assembly of prince-electors in the Holy Roman Empire responsible for choosing the emperor.
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C.
General Election Law of 1925
The General Election Law of 1925 was a landmark Japanese statute that introduced universal male suffrage and significantly expanded democratic participation in the late Taishō period.
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D.
Electoral College of India
The Electoral College of India is the body comprising elected members of Parliament and state and union territory legislatures responsible for electing the President of India.
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E.
New York Independent Redistricting Commission
The New York Independent Redistricting Commission is a bipartisan body responsible for drawing and proposing electoral district maps for New York’s state and congressional elections.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government agency unit
ⓘ
section of the U.S. Department of Justice ⓘ |
| activity |
engages in outreach to voters and community organizations
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files civil lawsuits to enforce voting rights laws ⓘ investigates complaints of voting discrimination ⓘ monitors elections for compliance with federal law ⓘ provides guidance to election officials on federal voting rights requirements ⓘ reviews certain voting changes under federal law when applicable ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | DOJ Civil Rights Division Voting Section ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| employer |
attorneys of the Civil Rights Division
ⓘ
investigators and support staff of the Civil Rights Division ⓘ |
| enforces |
federal voter registration requirements
ⓘ
federal voting rights laws ⓘ prohibitions on language minority discrimination in voting ⓘ prohibitions on racial discrimination in voting ⓘ protections for military and overseas voters ⓘ protections for voters requiring language assistance ⓘ requirements for accessible voting for voters with disabilities ⓘ |
| field |
civil rights enforcement
ⓘ
election law enforcement ⓘ voting rights enforcement ⓘ |
| goal |
to ensure equal access to the ballot
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to prevent and remedy discriminatory voting practices ⓘ to promote confidence in the fairness of federal, state, and local elections ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | executive branch of the United States government ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
federal government of the United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
|
| legalBasis |
Civil Rights Act of 1957 voting provisions
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linked to:
Civil Rights Act of 1957
Civil Rights Act of 1964 Title I ⓘ
linked to:
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Civil Rights Acts relating to voting ⓘ Help America Vote Act of 2002 ⓘ
linked to:
Help America Vote Act
National Voter Registration Act of 1993 ⓘ
linked to:
National Voter Registration Act
Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act ⓘ Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act ⓘ Voting Rights Act of 1965 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| mission |
to combat discrimination in voting
ⓘ
to enforce federal laws that protect citizens’ voting rights ⓘ to ensure fair election practices ⓘ |
| oversightSubject |
local election practices
ⓘ
redistricting and electoral boundaries under federal law ⓘ state election practices ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
U.S. Department of Justice
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linked to:
United States Department of Justice
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| partOf | Civil Rights Division ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights ⓘ |
| website | https://www.justice.gov/crt/voting-section ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Voting Section Description of subject: The Voting Section is a unit within the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division responsible for enforcing federal laws that protect citizens’ voting rights and ensure fair election practices.
Referenced by (1)
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