Title 52, Voting and ElectionsRelease 119-102
§20106 Relationship to Voting Rights Act of 1965
Title 52 › Subtitle II — Voting Assistance and Election Administration › CHAPTER 201 — VOTING ACCESSIBILITY FOR THE ELDERLY AND HANDICAPPED › § 20106
Summary
Does not reduce rights under Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Full Legal Text
Title 52, §20106
Voting and Elections, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
This chapter shall not be construed to impair any right guaranteed by the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1973 et seq.) [now 52 U.S.C. 10301 et seq.].
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
References in Text
The Voting Rights Act of 1965, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 89–110, Aug. 6, 1965, 79 Stat. 437, which is classified generally to chapters 103 (§ 10301 et seq.), 105 (§ 10501 et seq.), and 107 (§ 10701 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. Codification Section was formerly classified to section 1973ee–5 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section applicable with respect to elections taking place after Dec. 31, 1985, see section 9 of Pub. L. 98–435, set out as a note under section 20101 of this title.
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Citation
52 U.S.C. § 20106
Title 52, Voting and Elections
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102