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H.R. 1785 (99th)
A bill to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to prohibit the requirement that a majority, rather than a plurality, of votes cast in a primary election for Federal office be obtained in order to achieve nomination.
Introduced
28 March 1985
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Status
Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.
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30 June 2021
Summary
Amends the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to prohibit any requirement that provides that a Federal primary candidate must receive a majority of the votes, rather than a plurality, to achieve the nomination. Deems such a requirement a procedure to deny or abridge the right to vote on account of race.
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 28 March 1985
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/99th-congress/house-bill/1785
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/99/hr/1785