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(CNN)The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was enacted by state and local governments. Because of government suppression of voters. Government and Law Enforcement. Over the 56 years of its existence, it has helped Americans strengthen their citizens' voting rights.Addresses the level of disenfranchisement that exists after the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment.

Voting Rights Overview by Number:

1564 -- Senate Bill 1564,Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution The law implementing the Statute was introduced on 18 March 1965 as the Ballot Act 1965.
152 -- On February 3, 1870, states decided to "because of race, color, or previous servitude." Years since the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which prohibits disenfranchising men, was ratified.

95 -- After the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment of 1870 and the signing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, disenfranchisement of voters on the basis of race continued. number of years.

57 -- Since"Bloody Sunday"on March 7, 1965, non-violent voting rights have driven to the state capital of Montgomery, Alabama. Years marched, in Selma attacked by state troopers.
50 -- Fifteenth and Nineteenth Amendments ratified, Recognizing the right to vote for both men and women regardless of race. number of years until

34-Between January 2021 and May 2022, 34 new laws making it harder to vote will be passed to him, according to a tally by the liberal-leaning Brennan Center. Enacted in 18 states. for justice.

15 -- There is a ``covered jurisdiction''whose voting history requires pre-clearing before making any changes. A number of states (prior to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling of June 25, 2013). Her nine states included Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia. Some counties in California, Florida, New York, North Carolina, and South Dakota. Her two townships in Michigan.

9 -- Number of states filing opinion letters in support of Shelby County v. Holder questioning Section 5 renewal of the Voting Rights Act: Alabama, Alaska , Arizona, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia. California, Mississippi, New York, and North Carolina filed opinions in favor of retaining "covered jurisdictions."

"There is no constitutional problem here. The constitutional mandate is clear. There is no moral problem. If your fellow Americans The right to vote. There is no question of state or national rights. There is only the struggle for human rights.

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5 -- 1865 The number of years from the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation on February 1st to February 3rd after most forms of legal slavery ended in the United States. In 1870, the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution was added.

5- The number of months after Johnson signed his August 6, 1965 Bloody Sunday incident into the Voting Rights Act of 1965, It was enacted as an act of forcing 15th Amendment to the Constitution."

5 -- Initially, Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act did not allow electoral practices or procedures in certain states to be subject to review by new procedures. Frozen until the Attorney General of the United States, or after litigation in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia'

4 -- The Voting Rights Act was extended or renewed: 1970, 1975, 1982, 2006. 190} Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District No. 1 v. Holder (June 22, 2009) and Shelby County v. Holder (June 25, 2013). Decisions on "jurisdictions covered" in Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act were different, but the decisions were different. 009 case. A 2013 lawsuit determined that prior approval was no longer required for "covered jurisdictions."