An amendment to strike section 2 of the bill. Section 2 makes the test for voting rights violations the effects of practices, and not the intent of their enactment. The amendment also states that the "fact that members of a minority group have not been elected in numbers equal to the group's proportion of the population shall not, in and of itself, constitute a violation of this section.

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Amendment Failed of Passage in Committee of Whole by Voice Vote.

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Official amendment HAMDT 273 (97th) from United States at United States Congress. Status: Amendment Failed of Passage in Committee of Whole by Voice Vote..

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amends → An act to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to extend the effect of certain provisions, and for other purposes.

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/amendment/97th-congress/hamdt-273
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/amendment/97/hamdt/273
us · 97-hamdt-273 · source updated 25 September 2021