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S. 1052 (96th)

A bill to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to repeal certain requirements relating to bilingual election requirements.

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1 May 1979

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Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.

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Summary

Amends the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to repeal the prohibitions against voting qualifications, prerequisites, tests, or devices which abridge the right of a citizen to vote who is a member of a language minority. Repeals bilingual election requirements that States and other political subdivisions make available registration and voting materials, and voting assistance in languages other than English in areas where more than five percent of the citizens belong to a single language minority.

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