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 Voting Rights
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Anti-Poll Tax Bill1945
Anti-Poll Tax Bill1946
Anti-Poll Tax Bill1947
18-Year-Old Vote1954
Federal Elections Bill1959
Filibuster Kills Bill on Literacy Tests1962
Message to Congress: Kennedy's First Civil Rights Message Asks New Voting Measures1963
Message to Congress: Johnson Asks Congressional Protection For 'The Most Basic Right' - The Right to Vote1965
Message to Congress: Johnson's Voting Rights Message1965
Provisions of Voting Rights Act of 1965 (PL 89-110)1965
Voting Rights Act of 19651965
Congress Delays Extension of Voting Rights Act1969
Court Defines Scope of Voting Rights Act of 19651969
Congress Lowers Voting Age, Extends Voting Rights Act1970
Lower Voting Age1970
18-Year-Old Vote: Constitutional Amendment Cleared1971
Voter Registration1971
Voting Rights1971
Voter Registration: Senate Rejects Nationwide Plan1972
Voting Rights Enforcement1972
Senate Passes Bill Allowing Voters to Register by Mail1973
House Blocks Action on Voter Registration Bill1974
Congress Clears Voting Rights Act Extension1975
Overseas Voting Rights1975
Postcard Registration1975
Postcard Voter Registration1976
Overseas Voting Rights1978
Voting Rights Act Extended, Strengthened1982
Uniform Poll-Closing Time1985
Poll-Closing Bill Passed1989
Senate Republicans Kill ‘Motor Voter’ Bill1990
‘Motor Voter’ Legislation Blocked in Senate1991
Bill Extends Assistance to Bilingual Voters1992
Bush Rejects ‘Motor Voter’ Legislation1992
‘Motor Voter’ Bill Enacted After 5 Years1993
Election Overhaul Provisions2002
New Voting Standards Enacted2002
Historic Voting Rights Act Extended2006
Voting Rights Law Proves Difficult2014