How we cite our quotes: (Section.Subsection.Sentence)
Quote #1
No voting qualification or prerequisite to voting, or standard, practice, or procedure shall be imposed or applied by any State or political subdivision to deny or abridge the right of any citizen of the United States to vote on account of race or color. (1.1)
This is the main ideological thrust of the document, as well as its most apt summary. It seeks to demolish any racially based discrimination in American voting.
Quote #2
If in a proceeding instituted by the Attorney General under any statute to enforce the guarantees of the fifteenth amendment in any State or political subdivision the court finds that a test or device has been used for the purpose or with the effect of denying or abridging the right of any citizen of the United States to vote on account of race or color, it shall suspend the use of tests and devices in such State or political subdivisions as the court shall determine is appropriate and for such period as it deems necessary. (3.b.1)
This punishment is the most direct tool of enforcing equality the bill provides. Equal access is completely ensured if every restriction is forcibly removed.