Extension of the Voting Rights Act: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, Ninety-seventh Congress, First Session, May 6, 7, 13, 19, 20, 27, 28, June 3, 5, 10, 12, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, and July 13, 1981, Մաս 1U.S. Government Printing Office, 1982 - 2813 էջ |
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... minority population of 40 percent , there had never been a minority elected to any public office , as recently as 1979 . Application of the preclearance provisions have resulted in the election of minorities to city and county offices ...
... minority population of 40 percent , there had never been a minority elected to any public office , as recently as 1979 . Application of the preclearance provisions have resulted in the election of minorities to city and county offices ...
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... minority provision . Do you believe that these provisions ought to be considered sepa- rately since the latter don't ... minorities to their fundamental rights as citizens of this country , advocating the enforcement of those rights when ...
... minority provision . Do you believe that these provisions ought to be considered sepa- rately since the latter don't ... minorities to their fundamental rights as citizens of this country , advocating the enforcement of those rights when ...
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... minorities to August 1992. Although the language minority provisions are not due for expiration until 1985 , this legislation would appropriately fix Sections 5 and 203 with the same expiration date , adding needed continuity to minority ...
... minorities to August 1992. Although the language minority provisions are not due for expiration until 1985 , this legislation would appropriately fix Sections 5 and 203 with the same expiration date , adding needed continuity to minority ...
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... minorities in regions where their voting interests have been quelled . Section 5 was enacted only after a century of ... Minority Voters , " 1981 , p . 26 . 2 These are laws which mandate voting for one candidate for each available seat ...
... minorities in regions where their voting interests have been quelled . Section 5 was enacted only after a century of ... Minority Voters , " 1981 , p . 26 . 2 These are laws which mandate voting for one candidate for each available seat ...
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... minorities are short - changed or diluted : one reason is patently as bad as another . It may be nearly impossible to get ... minority . Since the passage of the Voting Rights Act we have witnessed significant in- creases in black voter ...
... minorities are short - changed or diluted : one reason is patently as bad as another . It may be nearly impossible to get ... minority . Since the passage of the Voting Rights Act we have witnessed significant in- creases in black voter ...
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Էջ 147 - ... all men are created equal; and are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; and that among these are, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness...
Էջ 5 - ... We Shall Overcome" We shall overcome, we shall overcome, We shall overcome some day.
Էջ 137 - The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
Էջ 85 - I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
Էջ 705 - State, who are entitled to vote by the constitution thereof herein recognized, except as a punishment for such crimes as are now felonies at common law, whereof they shall have been duly convicted...
Էջ 325 - Voters who are members of a racial minority might well be in the majority in one district, but in a decided minority in the county as a whole. This type of change could therefore nullify their ability to elect the candidate of their choice, just as would prohibiting some of them from voting.
Էջ 19 - Columbia for a declaratory judgment that such qualification, prerequisite, standard, practice, or procedure does not have the purpose and will not have the effect of denying or abridging the right to vote on account of race or color...
Էջ 403 - God Bless America. * Land that I love ™ Stand beside her, and guide her Thru the night with a light from above. From the mountains, to the prairies, To the oceans, white with foam God bless America My home sweet home.
Էջ 237 - ... voting qualification or prerequisite to voting, or standard, practice, or procedure with respect to voting...
Էջ 795 - Elmore, Escambia, Etowah, Fayette, Franklin, Geneva, Greene, Hale, Henry, Houston, Jackson, Jefferson, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lee, Limestone, Lowndes, Macon, Madison, Marengo, Marion, Marshall, Mobile, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Perry, Pickens, Pike, Randolph, Russell, Shelby, St.