Voting Rights: Hearings Before Subcommittee No. 5, 89th Congress, 1st Session, on H.R. 6400, Mar. 18-April 1, 19651965 - 1128 pages |
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... ment nullifies sophisticated as well as simple - minded modes of discrimination . " Nor do literacy tests and similar requirements enjoy special im- munity . To be sure , in Lassiter v . Northampton Election Board , 360 U.S. 45 , the ...
... ment nullifies sophisticated as well as simple - minded modes of discrimination . " Nor do literacy tests and similar requirements enjoy special im- munity . To be sure , in Lassiter v . Northampton Election Board , 360 U.S. 45 , the ...
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... ment , in that State or in any part of that State , may not petition the court for removal until 10 years after the last such decision . The CHAIRMAN . Under this portion of the bill , why was the District of Columbia selected ? Mr ...
... ment , in that State or in any part of that State , may not petition the court for removal until 10 years after the last such decision . The CHAIRMAN . Under this portion of the bill , why was the District of Columbia selected ? Mr ...
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... ment litigation in Alabama . B - 2 ( b ) -Voting age population and registered voters classified by race in those Alabama counties in which racial voting suits have been brought under 42 U.S.C. 1971A . B - 3 ( a ) -Discriminatory use of ...
... ment litigation in Alabama . B - 2 ( b ) -Voting age population and registered voters classified by race in those Alabama counties in which racial voting suits have been brought under 42 U.S.C. 1971A . B - 3 ( a ) -Discriminatory use of ...
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... ment as you approach it here . I predicate this question on H.R. 6400 , which has as its title " To enforce the 15th amendment to the Constitution of the United States . " Incidentally , that is the only place I find in the bill which ...
... ment as you approach it here . I predicate this question on H.R. 6400 , which has as its title " To enforce the 15th amendment to the Constitution of the United States . " Incidentally , that is the only place I find in the bill which ...
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... ment as it relates to actions we have taken in the other civil rights legislation ? Mr. KATZENBACH . As drafted this is based entirely on the legisla- tive provision of the 15th amendment which empowers Congress to enact legislation in ...
... ment as it relates to actions we have taken in the other civil rights legislation ? Mr. KATZENBACH . As drafted this is based entirely on the legisla- tive provision of the 15th amendment which empowers Congress to enact legislation in ...
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15th amendment 50 percent abridged account of race action affected area Alabama Attorney ballot believe Census Chairman citizens Civil Rights Act color of law committee Congress Congressman Constitution CORMAN court finds CRAMER Dallas County denial denied the right deprived determine discriminatory effect election enacted enforce Federal examiners Federal registrars gentleman Government intimidation KATZENBACH legislation LINDSAY literacy test Louisiana McCormick County McCULLOCH ment Mississippi Negro pattern or practice PERCENT REGISTERED persons political subdivision poll tax practice of discrimination prerequisite to voting President problem provisions Puerto Ricans qualified to vote question race or color RAUH register to vote REGISTERED PERCENT registration and voting Reverend HESBURGH right to vote RODINO ROGERS Senate South Carolina statement statute subcommittee Supreme Court test or device Thank tion TOTAL VOTING AGE United States Code violation Virginia VOTING AGE POPULATION voting district Voting Rights Act White Nonwhite
Popular passages
Page 811 - There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
Page 753 - ... any candidate for the office of President, Vice President, Presidential elector, Member of the Senate, or Member of the House of Representatives...
Page 540 - Section 1. The right of citizens of the United States to vote in any primary or other election for President or Vice President, for electors for President or Vice President, or for Senator or Representative in Congress, shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State by reason of failure to pay any poll tax or other tax.
Page 473 - Commission or the United States, a reasonable attorney's fee as part of the costs, and the Commission and the United States shall be liable for costs the same as a private person.
Page 834 - test or device" shall mean any requirement that a person as a prerequisite for voting or registration for voting ( 1 ) demonstrate the ability to read, write, understand, or interpret any matter, (2) demonstrate any educational achievement or his knowledge of any particular subject, (3) possess good moral character, or (4) prove his qualifications by the voucher of registered voters or members of any other class.
Page 792 - SEC. 205. (a) When the committee has reported, or has been discharged from further consideration of, a resolution with respect to a reorganization plan, it shall at any time thereafter be in order (even though a previous motion to the same effect has been disagreed to) to move to proceed to the consideration of such resolution.
Page 792 - ... shall be referred • to the same committee) by the President of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of Representatives, as the case may be.
Page 473 - Whenever any person has engaged or there are reasonable grounds to believe that any person is about to engage in any act or practice which would deprive any other person...
Page 843 - OF THE COMMISSION SEC. 8. (a) The Commission shall have power to appoint and fix the compensation of such personnel as it deems advisable, in accordance with the provisions of the civil service laws and the Classification Act of 1949, as amended.
Page 12 - Let the end be legitimate, let it be within the scope of the Constitution, and all means which are appropriate, which are plainly adapted to that end, which are not prohibited, but consistent with the letter and spirit of the Constitution, are constitutional.