Voting Rights Act
Definition
A landmark U.S. federal law enacted in 1965 that prohibits racial discrimination in voting, outlawing practices like literacy tests and poll taxes that disenfranchised minorities.
Seminal civil rights legislation aimed at enforcing the 15th Amendment by authorizing federal oversight of elections in jurisdictions with histories of discriminatory voting practices.
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The Voting Rights Act turned what was once a poll tax puzzle into a straightforward ballot bash for all.
Thanks to the Voting Rights Act, even your conspiracy uncle gets an equal shot at picking the next lizard overlord.
Politicians dust off the Voting Rights Act like an old vinyl record whenever voter turnout hits a funky beat.
Before the Voting Rights Act, elections were like VIP lists at a club; now everyone's on the guest roster.