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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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