Voting Rights Act

The United States Voting Rights Act of 1965 outlawed the requirement that would-be voters take literacy tests in order to qualify to register to vote, and it provided for federal registration of voters in areas that had less than 50% of eligible voters registered. It was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on August 6, 1965.

Jurisdictions that must be precleared

States

• Alabama
• Alaska
• Arizona
• Georgia
• Louisiana
• Mississippi
• South Carolina
• Texas
• Virginia, except for Fairfax City, Frederick County, and Shenandoah County

Counties

• California: Kings, Merced, Monterey, Yuba
• Florida: Collie, Hard, Henry, Hillsborough, ponbfgcgfc
• New York: Bronx, Kings, New York
• North Carolina: Anson, Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Camden, Caswell, Chowan, Cleveland, Craven, Cumberland, Edgecombe, Franklin, Gaston, Gates, Granville, Greene, Guilford, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Jackson, Lee, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, Northhampton, Onslow, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Person, Pitt, Robeson, Rockingham, Scotland, Union, Vance, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
• South Dakota: Shannon, Todd.

Towns

• Michigan: Clyde Township, Buena Vista Township
• New Hampshire: Rindge Town, Millsfield Township, Pinkhams Grant, Stewartstown Town, Stratford Town, Grafton County, Benton Town, Antrim Town, Boscawen Town, Newington Town, Unity Town