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Section 10101 - Voting rights, 52 U.S.C. § 10101 | Casetext
Section 10101 - Voting rights
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Chapter 101 - GENERALLY
(2) No person acting under color of law shall-
(C) employ any literacy test as a qualification for voting in any election unless (i) such test is administered to each individual and is conducted wholly in writing, and (ii) a certified copy of the test and of the answers given by the individual is furnished to him within twenty-five days of the submission of his request made within the period of time during which records and papers are required to be retained and preserved pursuant to title III of the Civil Rights Act of 1960 [ 52 U.S.C. 20701 et seq.]: Provided, however, That the Attorney General may enter into agreements with appropriate State or local authorities that preparation, conduct, and maintenance of such tests in accordance with the provisions of applicable State or local law, including such special provisions as are necessary in the preparation, conduct, and maintenance of such tests for persons who are blind or otherwise physically handicapped, meet the purposes of this subparagraph and constitute compliance therewith.
(3) For purposes of this subsection-
R.S. §2004; Pub. L. 85-315, pt. IV, §131, Sept. 9, 1957, 71 Stat. 637; Pub. L. 86-449May 6, 1960, 74 Stat. 90; Pub. L. 88-352July 2, 1964, 78 Stat. 241; Pub. L. 89-110Aug. 6, 1965, 79 Stat. 445.
REFERENCES IN TEXTThe Civil Rights Act of 1960, referred to in subsec. (a)(2)(C), is Pub. L. 86-449, May 6, 1960, 74 Stat. 86. Title III of the Civil Rights Act of 1960 is classified generally to chapter 207 (§20701 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.Rule 53(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, referred to in subsec. (e), is set out in the Appendix to Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.This Act, referred to in subsec. (f), is Pub. L. 85-315, Sept. 9, 1957, 71 Stat. 634, which enacted sections 1975 to 1975e and 1995 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, and section 295-1 of former Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees, amended this section and sections 1343 and 1861 of Title 28, repealed section 1993 of Title 42, and enacted provisions set out as a note under section 1975 of Title 42.
CODIFICATIONSection was formerly classified to section 1971 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section, and to section 31 of Title 8, Aliens and Nationality.R.S. §2004 derived from act May 31, 1870, ch. 114, §1, 16 Stat. 140.In subsec. (e), "section 3331 of title 5" was substituted for "Revised Statutes, section 1757 ( 5 U.S.C. 16 )" on authority of Pub. L. 89-554Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 631, the first section of which enacted Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
AMENDMENTS 1965-Subsecs. (a), (c). Pub. L. 89-110struck out "Federal" before "election" wherever appearing.Subsecs. (f) to (h). Pub. L. 89-110redesignated subsecs. (g) and (h) as (f) and (g), respectively, and repealed former subsec. (f) which defined "Federal elections".1964-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 88-352designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added pars. (2) and (3).Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 88-352provided for a rebuttable literacy presumption when a person has not been adjudged an incompetent and has completed the sixth grade of his schooling.Subsecs. (f), (g). Pub. L. 88-352added subsec. (f) and redesignated former subsec. (f) as (g).Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 88-352added subsec. (h).1960-Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 86-449permitted the State to be joined as a party defendant in cases where officials of a State or subdivision thereof are alleged to have committed acts or practices constituting a deprivation of any rights or privileges secured by subsection (a) of this section, and authorized commencement of the proceeding against the State where an official has resigned or has been relieved of his office and no successor has assumed such office.Subsecs. (e), (f). Pub. L. 86-449added subsec. (e) and redesignated former subsec. (e) as (f).1957-Pub. L. 85-315substituted "Voting rights" for "Race, color, or previous condition not to affect right to vote" in section catchline, designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), and added subsecs. (b) to (e).
SHORT TITLE OF 2009 ACTPub. L. 111-842009, provided that: "This subtitle [subtitle H (§§575-589) of title V of div. A of Pub. L. 111-84, see Tables for classification] may be cited as the 'Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act'."
SHORT TITLE OF 2006 ACTPub. L. 109-2462006, as amended by Pub. L. 110-2582008, provided that: "This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the 'Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, Coretta Scott King, Cesar E. Chavez, Barbara C. Jordan, William C. Velasquez, and Dr. Hector P. Garcia Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006'."
SHORT TITLE OF 2002 ACTPub. L. 107-2522002, provided that: "This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the 'Help America Vote Act of 2002'."Pub. L. 107-1552002, provided that: "This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the 'Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002'."
SHORT TITLE OF 1993 ACTPub. L. 103-311993, provided that: "This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the 'National Voter Registration Act of 1993'."
SHORT TITLE OF 1992 ACTPub. L. 102-3441992, provided that: "This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the 'Voting Rights Language Assistance Act of 1992'."
SHORT TITLE OF 1986 ACTPub. L. 99-410, §1, Aug. 28, 1986, 100 Stat. 924, provided that: "This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the 'Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act'."
SHORT TITLE OF 1984 ACTPub. L. 98-435, §1, Sept. 28, 1984, 98 Stat. 1678, provided that: "This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the 'Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act'."
SHORT TITLE OF 1982 ACTPub. L. 97-205, §1, June 29, 1982, 96 Stat. 131, provided: "That this Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the 'Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1982'."
SHORT TITLE OF 1980 ACTPub. L. 96-187, Jan. 8, 1980, 93 Stat. 1339, provided in part: "That this Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the 'Federal Election Campaign Act Amendments of 1979'."
SHORT TITLE OF 1976 ACTPub. L. 94-283May 11, 1976, 90 Stat. 475, provided that: "This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the 'Federal Election Campaign Act Amendments of 1976'."
SHORT TITLE OF 1975 ACTPub. L. 94-203Jan. 2, 1976, 89 Stat. 1142, which provided that Pub. L. 94-203 (see Tables for classification) was to be cited as "Overseas Citizens Voting Rights Act of 1975", was repealed by Pub. L. 99-410, title II, §203, Aug. 28, 1986, 100 Stat. 930.
SHORT TITLE OF 1974 ACTPub. L. 93-443, Oct. 15, 1974, 88 Stat. 1263, provided in part: "That this Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the 'Federal Election Campaign Act Amendments of 1974'."
SHORT TITLE OF 1972 ACTPub. L. 92-225, Feb. 7, 1972, 86 Stat. 3, provided in part: "That this Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the 'Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971'."
SHORT TITLE OF 1970 ACTPub. L. 91-285June 22, 1970, 84 Stat. 314, provided: "That this Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the 'Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1970'."
SHORT TITLE OF 1965 ACTPub. L. 89-110Aug. 6, 1965, 79 Stat. 437, provided that: "This Act [see Tables for classification] shall be known as the 'Voting Rights Act of 1965'."
SHORT TITLE OF 1960 ACTPub. L. 86-449May 6, 1960, 74 Stat. 86, provided that: "This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the 'Civil Rights Act of 1960'."
SHORT TITLE OF 1957 ACTPub. L. 85-315, pt. V, §161, Sept. 9, 1957, 71 Stat. 638, provided that: "This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the 'Civil Rights Act of 1957'."
SHORT TITLE OF 1955 ACTAct Aug. 9, 1955, ch. 656, §1, 69 Stat. 584, which provided that such Act (see Tables for classification) was to be cited as "The Federal Voting Assistance Act of 1955", was repealed by Pub. L. 99-410, title II, §203, Aug. 28, 1986, 100 Stat. 930.
SEPARABILITYPub. L. 86-449May 6, 1960, 74 Stat. 92, provided that: "If any provisions of this Act [see Short Title of 1960 Act note above] is held invalid, the remainder of this Act shall not be affected thereby."
VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVESPub. L. 98-473, title I, §101(j), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 1963, provided that: "It is the sense of the Congress that-"(1) voter registration drives should be encouraged by governmental entities at all levels; and"(2) voter registration drives conducted by State governments on a nonpartisan basis do not violate the provisions of the Intergovernmental Personnel Act (42 U.S.C. 4728, 4763)."
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