Revises the Voting Rights Act of 1965 by prohibiting voting eligibility tests in jurisdictions covered by the Act for an additional ten years. Extends the prohibitions against such tests to additional jurisdictions.
Provides that with respect to the Presidential election occurring in November 1972 or any election occurring after such Presidential election "test or device" shall also mean any practice or requirement by which any State or political subdivision provided election or registration materials printed only in the English language when more than 5 percent of the persons of voting age residing in such State or political subdivision are of any single mother tongue other than English.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
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