HIST 2061 Chapter : Shelby County V Holder
Document Summary
The voting rights act of 1965 (vra) was enforced by congress to protect minorities" voting rights in response to almost a century of voting discrimination. Shelby county v. holder was a suit in 2012 which disclosed that section 4(b) and 5 of the vra were outdated and unconstitutional. These sections restricted specific jurisdictions with discriminatory voting backgrounds to seek preclearance to enact new voting laws. Section 5 of the vra was to be enacted for five years, but had been continuously renew by congress, the latest reauthorization was in 2006 for twenty-five years. In the dissent of the case, justice ginsburg argued that. Congress reauthorized preclearance for another 25 years, while also undertaking to reconsider the extension after 15 years to ensure that the provision was still necessary and effective and. [t]hose assessments were well within congress" province to make and should elicit [the]
