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 89 STAT. 402 42 USC 1973b.

42 USC 1973c.

42 USC 1973a, 1973d.

42 USC 1973-1973d, 1973k. "Language minorities," "language minority group.'

42 USC 1973/. Severability.

42 USC 1973 note.

PUBLIC LAW 94-73—AUG. 6, 1975 in such State or political subdivision are members of a single language minority. With respect to section 4(b), the term 'test or device', as defined in this subsection, shall be employed only in making the determinations under the third sentence of that subsection. "(4) Whenever any State or political subdivision subject to the prohibitions of the second sentence of section 4(a^ provides any registration or voting notices, forms, instructions, assistance, or other materials or information relating to the electoral process, including ballots, it shall provide them in the language of the applicable language minority group as well as in the English language: Provided, That where the language of the applicable minority group is oral or imwritten, the State or political subdivision is only required to furnish oral instructions, assistance, or other information relating to registration and voting.". SEC. 204. Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is amended by inserting after "November 1, 1968," the following: "or whenever a State or political subdivision with respect to which the prohibitions set forth in section 4(a) based upon determinations made under the third sentence of section 4(b) are in effect shall enact or seek to administer any voting qualification or prerequisite to voting, or standard, practice, or procedure with respect to voting different from that in force or effect on November 1, 1972,". SEC. 205. Sections 3 and 6 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 are each amended by striking out "fifteenth amendment" each time it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "fourteenth or fifteenth amendment". SEC. 206. Sections 2, 3, the second paragraph of section 4(a), and sections 4(d), 5, 6, and 13 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 are each amended by adding immediately after "on account of race or color" each time it appears the following: ", or in contravention of the guarantees set forth in section 4(f)(2)". SEC. 207. Section 14(c) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(3) The term 'language minorities' or 'language minority group' means persons who are American Indian, Asian American, Alaskan Natives or of Spanish heritage.". SEC. 208. If any amendments made by this Act or the application of any provision thereof to any person or circumstance is judicially determined to be invalid, the remainder of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, or the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected by such determination. TITLE III

42 USC 1973aa-l.

42 USC 1973aa-la.

SEC. 301. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is amended by inserting the following new section immediately after section 202: u BILINGUAL ELECTION

REQUIREMENTS

"SEC. 203. (a) The Congress finds that, through the use of various practices and procedures, citizens of language minorities have been effectively excluded from participation in the electoral process. Among other factors, the denial of the right to vote of such minority group citizens is ordinarily directly related to the unequal educational

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