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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.

References

  • Bickerstaff, Heath, Smiley, Pollan, Kever and McDaniel, L.L.P., Austin and Dallas, Texas - http://www.votinglaw.com/dojfaq.html#2