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 89 STAT. 404

PUBLIC LAW 94-73—AUG. 6, 1975 TITLE IV

42 USC 1973a.

Attorney's fees. 42 USC 1973Z.

Survey. 42 USC 1973aa. 42 USC 1973aa-5. 42 USC 1973b.

Report to Congress. 13 USC 9, 211.

42 USC 1973i. 42 USC 1973c.

SEC. 401. Section 3 of the Voting R i g h t s Act of 1965 is amended by striking out "Attorney General" the firet three times it appears and inserting in lieu thereof the following "Attorney General or an aggrieved person". SEC. 402. Section 14 of the Voting R i g h t s Act of 1965 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: " (e) I n any action or proceeding to enforce the voting guarantees of the fourteenth or fifteenth amendment, the court, in its discretion, may allow the prevailing party, other than the United States, a reasonable attorney's fee as part of the costs.". SEC. 403. Title II of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: " SEC. 207. (a) Congress hereby directs the Director of the Census forthwith to conduct a survey to compile registration and voting statistics: (i) in every State or political subdivision with respect to which the prohibitions of section 4(a) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 are in effect, for every statewide general election for Members of the United States House of Representatives after January 1, 1974; and (ii) in every State or political subdivision for any election designated by the United States Commission on Civil Rights. Such surveys shall only include a count of citizens of voting age, race or color, and national origin, and a determination of the extent to which such persons are registered to vote and have voted in the elections surveyed. " (b) I n any survey under subsection (a) of this section no person shall be compelled to disclose his race, color, national origin, political party affiliation, or how he voted (or the reasons the r e for), nor shall any penalty be imposed for his failure or refusal to make such disclosures. Every person interrogated orally, by written survey or questionnaire, or by any other means with respect to such information shall be fully advised of his right to fail or refuse to furnish such information. " (c) The Director of the Census shall, at the earliest practicable time, report to the Congress the results of every survey conducted piirsuant to the provisions of subsection (a) of this section. " (d) The provisions of section 9 and chapter 7 of title 13 of the United States Code shall apply to any survey, collection, or compilation of registration and voting statistics carried out under subsection (a) of this section." SEC. 404. Section 11(c) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is amended by inserting after "Columbia," the following w o r d s: " G u a m, or the Virgin Islands,". SEC. 405. Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is amended— (1) by striking out "except that neither" and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "or upon good cause shown, to facilitate an expedited approval within sixty days after such submission, the Attorney General has affirmatively indicated that such objection will not be made. Neither an affirmative indication by the Attorney General that no objection will be made, n o r "; (2) by placing after the words "failure to object" a comma; and

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