Legal Opinion
Young v. Fordice
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 31, 1997No. 95-2031PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Breyer
The question before us is whether § 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, 79 Stat. 439, as amended, 42 U. S. C. § 1973c (§ 5), requires preclearance of certain changes that Mississippi made in its voter registration procedures — changes that Mississippi made in order to comply with the National Voter Registration Act of 1993. We hold that §5 does require preclearance.
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The National Voter Registration Act
Congress enacted the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA), 107 Stat. 77, 42 U. S. C. § 1973gg et seq., to take effect for States like Mississippi on January 1, 1995. The NVRA requires…
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