Voting Rights Act Extension of 1982: Results Test Adopted, Section 2 Strengthened After Reagan Opposition
President Reagan signed the Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1982, extending Section 5 preclearance requirements for 25 years and critically strengthening Section 2 by adopting a “results test” that made proving voting discrimination far easier. The legislation represented a major defeat …
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