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1969 • Court Case • Judicial Branch
Civil Rights Era • Richard Nixon
Impact Score: 32
Expanded the scope of the Voting Rights Act to cover more types of voting changes.
1993 • Law • Democratic Party
Contemporary Era • Bill Clinton
Impact Score: 32
Expanded voter registration through motor vehicle agencies and public assistance offices.
2006 • Law • Republican Party
Post Civil Rights Era • George W. Bush
Impact Score: 32
Reauthorized major provisions of the Voting Rights Act with bipartisan support.
2013 • Court Case • Judicial Branch
Contemporary Era • Barack Obama
Impact Score: 40
Supreme Court decision that invalidated the coverage formula used for federal preclearance under the Voting Rights Act.
2021 • Court Case • Judicial Branch
Contemporary Era • Joseph R. Biden Jr.
Impact Score: 27
The Supreme Court upheld Arizona voting restrictions and adopted a narrower interpretation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
2021 • Law • Democratic Party
Contemporary Era • Joseph R. Biden Jr.
Impact Score: 32
A proposed federal voting-rights and election-administration bill designed to expand ballot access, limit partisan gerrymandering, and strengthen election protections.
2021 • Law • Democratic Party
Contemporary Era • Joseph R. Biden Jr.
Impact Score: 32
Proposed legislation to restore and modernize Voting Rights Act preclearance protections after Shelby County v. Holder.
2021 • Law • Democratic Party
Contemporary Era • Joseph R. Biden Jr.
Impact Score: 29
Would have restored and modernized key Voting Rights Act preclearance and anti-discrimination protections weakened by Shelby County v. Holder and subsequent voting-rights litigation.