Complex sentence: The Enforcement Act of 1870 made criminal actions by public officers and private persons that obstructed a person's voting rights, and the first Enforcement Act of 1871 provided for federal supervision of the electoral process, including voter registration.
Split into simpler sentences: The Enforcement Act of 1870 made criminal any act by a public officers and private persons that obstructed an individual's voting rights. The first Enforcement Act of 1871 provided for federal supervision of the electoral process, including voter registration.