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Title 42 - The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 20 - ELECTIVE FRANCHISE (§§ 1971 - 1974e)
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| Publication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE CHAPTER 20 - ELECTIVE FRANCHISE Table Of Contents |
| Date | 2011 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2012 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
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SUBCHAPTER I—GENERALLY
| Sec. | |
| 1971. | Voting rights. |
| 1972. | Interference with freedom of elections. |
SUBCHAPTER I–A—ENFORCEMENT OF VOTING RIGHTS
| 1973. | Denial or abridgement of right to vote on account of race or color through voting qualifications or prerequisites; establishment of violation. |
| 1973a. | Proceeding to enforce the right to vote. |
| 1973b. | Suspension of the use of tests or devices in determining eligibility to vote. |
| 1973c. | Alteration of voting qualifications; procedure and appeal; purpose or effect of diminishing the ability of citizens to elect their preferred candidates. |
| 1973d, 1973e. | Repealed. |
| 1973f. | Use of observers. |
| 1973g. | Repealed. |
| 1973h. | Poll taxes. |
| 1973i. | Prohibited acts. |
| 1973j. | Civil and criminal sanctions. |
| 1973k. | Termination of assignment of observers. |
| 1973l. | Enforcement proceedings. |
| 1973m. | Omitted. |
| 1973n. | Impairment of voting rights of persons holding current registration. |
| 1973o. | Authorization of appropriations. |
| 1973p. | Separability. |
| 1973q. | Construction. |
SUBCHAPTER I–B—SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS
| 1973aa. | Application of prohibition to other States; “test or device” defined. |
| 1973aa–1. | Residence requirements for voting. |
| 1973aa–1a. | Bilingual election requirements. |
| 1973aa–2. | Judicial relief; civil actions by the Attorney General; three-judge district court; appeal to Supreme Court. |
| 1973aa–3. | Penalty. |
| 1973aa–4. | Separability. |
| 1973aa–5. | Survey to compile registration and voting statistics. |
| 1973aa–6. | Voting assistance for blind, disabled or illiterate persons. |
SUBCHAPTER I–C—EIGHTEEN-YEAR-OLD VOTING AGE
| 1973bb. | Enforcement of twenty-sixth amendment. |
| 1973bb–1. | “State” defined. |
| 1973bb–2 to 1973bb–4. Repealed. |
SUBCHAPTER I–D—FEDERAL ABSENTEE VOTING ASSISTANCE
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