A Citizen's Guide to Understanding the Voting Rights ActU.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 1984 - 91 sider |
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Side 7
... seeks review of its voting change from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia , it is the plaintiff seeking a " declaratory judgment " that the change does not have a discrimina- tory purpose or effect . The Attorney ...
... seeks review of its voting change from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia , it is the plaintiff seeking a " declaratory judgment " that the change does not have a discrimina- tory purpose or effect . The Attorney ...
Side 9
... seeking to enact a new voting practice or procedure submits the proposed change to the U.S. Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights , with supplemental informa- tion necessary for making a final determination about whether to ...
... seeking to enact a new voting practice or procedure submits the proposed change to the U.S. Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights , with supplemental informa- tion necessary for making a final determination about whether to ...
Side 10
... seek preclearance of its change with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia , minority citizens in the affected jurisdiction can become part of the suit through an attorney and present evidence of the impact of the change ...
... seek preclearance of its change with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia , minority citizens in the affected jurisdiction can become part of the suit through an attorney and present evidence of the impact of the change ...
Side 11
... seek a Federal court order allowing the person to vote and suspending the election results until that vote has been counted . A person who believes that local officials are registering voters in a discriminatory fashion should ...
... seek a Federal court order allowing the person to vote and suspending the election results until that vote has been counted . A person who believes that local officials are registering voters in a discriminatory fashion should ...
Side 12
... occurring in connection with any general , special , or primary election is encouraged to contact the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights promptly . Bailout Bailout is the procedure by which a jurisdiction seeks 12.
... occurring in connection with any general , special , or primary election is encouraged to contact the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights promptly . Bailout Bailout is the procedure by which a jurisdiction seeks 12.
Vanlige uttrykk og setninger
1982 Amendments abridging the right account of race action Amite County Attorney General Civil bailout ballots bilingual assistance Burleson County Census citizens Civil Rights Division Commissioners County Nov declaratory judgment denying or abridging Department of Justice determinations Director District of Columbia effect of denying election officials enforce the voting Federal examiners fifteenth amendment Georgia guarantees set Jim Wells County Jurisdictions covered language minority group Mexican-American minority language provisions Office of Personnel participation percent person Personnel Management political subdivision polling places Precinct preclearance President and Vice prohibiting proposed voting change provisions of section purpose or effect qualification race or color redistricting redistricting plan registered to vote registration and voting requirement right to vote Secretary Section 208 Spanish special provisions submission submitted subsection test or device tion U.S. Attorney United States Code Vice President vote on account voting age voting discrimination voting practices Voting Rights Act Voting Section Washington Williamsburg County
Populære avsnitt
Side 34 - Board shall have jurisdiction to issue to such person an order requiring such person to appear before the Board, its member, agent, or agency, there to produce evidence if so ordered, or there to give testimony touching the matter under investigation or in question; and any failure to obey such order of the court may be punished by said court as a contempt thereof.
Side 37 - The district courts of the United States shall have jurisdiction of proceedings instituted pursuant to this title and shall exercise the same without regard to whether the aggrieved party shall have exhausted any administrative or other remedies that may be provided by law.
Side 30 - Columbia for a declaratory judgment that such qualification, prerequisite, standard, practice, or procedure does not have the purpose and will not have the effect of denying or abridging the right to vote on account of race or color...
Side 39 - If any provision of this Act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the remainder of the Act and the application of the provision to other persons not similarly situated or to other circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
Side 21 - No voting qualification or prerequisite to voting, or standard, practice, or procedure shall be imposed or applied by any State or political subdivision to deny or abridge the right of any citizen of the United States to vote on account of race or color.
Side 36 - ... (b) Whoever, within a year following an election in a political subdivision in which an examiner has been appointed (1) destroys, defaces, mutilates, or otherwise alters the marking of a paper ballot which has been cast in such election, or (2) alters any official record of voting in such election tabulated from a voting machine or otherwise, shall be fined not more than $5,000, or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.
Side 34 - Columbia, within the jurisdiction of which the inquiry is carried on or within the jurisdiction of which said person guilty of contumacy or refusal to obey is found or resides or transacts business...
Side 28 - State law provides that a different level of education is presumptive of literacy, he shall demonstrate that he has successfully completed an equivalent level of education in a public school in, or a private school accredited by, any State or territory, the District of...
Side 43 - ... the Attorney General may institute for the United States, or in the name of the United States, a civil action or other proper proceeding for preventive relief, including an application for a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order, or other order.
Side 38 - State law prerequisite to voting, casting a ballot, and having such ballot counted and included in the appropriate totals of votes cast with respect to candidates for public office and propositions for which votes are received in an election; the words "affected area...