Clark v. Roemer

' This case raises two issues under § 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, 79 Stat. 439, as amended, 42 U. S. C. § 1973c.

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The Voting Rights Act of 1965, 42 U. S. C. § 1973 et seq., contains two major provisions governing discrimination in election practices. Section 2 addresses existing election procedures. It prohibits procedures that “resul[t] in a denial or abridgement of the right of any citizen of the United States to vote on account of race or color . . . .” § 1973(a). Section 5 governs changes in voting procedures. In order to prevent changes that have a discriminatory purpose or…