The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a landmark piece of federal legislation in the United States that prohibits racial discrimination in voting.[7][8] It was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson during the height of theAmerican Civil Rights Movement on August 6, 1965, and Congress later amended the Act five times to expand its protections.[7] Designed to enforce the voting rights guaranteed by theFourteenth and Fifteenth Amendmentsto the United States Constitution, the Act resulted in the mass enfranchisement of racial minoritiesthroughout the country, especially in theSouth. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the Act is considered to be the most effective piece of civil rights legislation ever enacted in the country.[9]
The Act contains numerous provisions that regulate election administration. The Act's "general provisions" provide nationwide protections for voting rights. Section 2 is a general provision that prohibits every state and local government from imposing any voting law that results in discrimination against racial or language minorities. Other general provisions specifically outlaw literacy tests and similar devices that were historically used to disenfranchise racial minorities.
The Act also contains "special provisions" that apply to only certain jurisdictions. A core special provision is the Section 5 preclearance requirement, which prohibits certain jurisdictions from implementing any change affecting voting without receiving preapproval from the U.S. Attorney General or the U.S. District Court for D.C. that the change does not discriminate against protected minorities.[10] Another special provision requires jurisdictions containing significant language minority populations to provide bilingual ballots and other election materials.
Section 5 and most other special provisions apply to jurisdictions encompassed by the "coverage formula" prescribed in Section 4(b). The coverage formula was originally designed to encompass jurisdictions that engaged in egregious voting discrimination in 1965, and Congress updated the formula in 1970 and 1975. In Shelby County v. Holder (2013), theU.S. Supreme Court struck down the coverage formula as unconstitutional, reasoning that it was no longer responsive to current conditions.[11] The Court did not strike down Section 5, but without a coverage formula, Section 5 is unenforceable.[12]
The Main Qualifications of President of The United States is Voter Turn out using 75 percent is State guide to the Law of The office itself for The Presidential Elector in chuse of Highest Votes for President of The United States not to be confused with President of The United States of America is the Turnout of Votes is the greatest number of Votes has been Won as prior to 1904 from 1828 the numbers were plus then 75 percent but after 1904 to President day the Turnout continue to fall off into areas less then what is required to even be a Constitutional Government as former Vice President Cheney stated a DeFacto Government to change varying move of Voter Protest the Voters Rights shall be enforce the pins flowers buttons or like shall be outlawed that state "I Voted" to stop such Protest that once again can with free thinking can vote and such is the Duty of all Candidates for office not to pass our Registration Cards to Vote as that is The Election Clerk to instruct but all Candidates are promote in Speech and Press to Vote up to 48 hours before The Election in order to Electoral can be free to Vote is the Primary Voter Right to stop Voter Protest as such The President of The United States of America so instruct and demand a 75 percent Voter Turnout in the Primary or General or Federal Elections
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Guy Ralph Perea Sr President of The United States of America
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