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Voting Rights Act

The United States Voting Rights Act of 1965 outlawed literacy tests and provided for federal registration of African-American voters in areas that had less than 50% of eligible voters registered.

Related Legislation

1957 PL 85-315 Civil Rights Act
1960 PL 86-449 Civil Rights Act
1964 PL 88-352 Civil Rights Act
1964 24th Amendment Poll tax outlawed
1965 PL 89-110 Voting Rights Act
1970 PL 91-285 Voting Rights Act Extension
1971 26th Amendment Voting age reduced to 18 for all elections
1975 PL 94-73 Voting Rights Act Extension
1982 PL 97-205 Voting Rights Act Extension
1984 PL 98-435 Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act

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