(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:
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.
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.
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- 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'