Amendment97th Congress
An amendment to strike section 2 of the bill. Section 2 makes the test for voting rights violations the effects of practices, and not the intent of their enactment. The amendment also states that the "fact that members of a minority group have not been elected in numbers equal to the group's proportion of the population shall not, in and of itself, constitute a violation of this section.
- Amendment Number
- 273
- Description
- An amendment to strike section 2 of the bill. Section 2 makes the test for voting rights violations the effects of practices, and not the intent of their enactment. The amendment also states that the "fact that members of a minority group have not been elected in numbers equal to the group's proportion of the population shall not, in and of itself, constitute a violation of this section.
- Purpose
- An amendment to strike section 2 of the bill. Section 2 makes the test for voting rights violations the effects of practices, and not the intent of their enactment. The amendment also states that the "fact that members of a minority group have not been elected in numbers equal to the group's proportion of the population shall not, in and of itself, constitute a violation of this section.
- Congress
- 97
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- Oct 5, 1981
- Latest Action Text
- Amendment Failed of Passage in Committee of Whole by Voice Vote.
- Submitted Date
- Oct 5, 1981
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Aug 14, 2021