Voting Rights Act: Principles Quotes

How we cite our quotes: (Section.Subsection.Sentence)

Quote #1

To assure that the right of citizens of the United States to vote is not denied or abridged on account of race or color, no citizen shall be denied the right to vote in any Federal, State, or local election because of his failure to comply with any test or device in any State…. (4.a.1)

The law is there to assure basic rights, after all. It's not frequent, but language discussing rights is present in this bill.

Quote #2

No person acting under color of law shall fail or refuse to permit any person to vote who is entitled to vote under any provision of this Act or is otherwise qualified to vote, or willfully fail or refuse to tabulate, count, and report such person's vote. (11.a.1)

Here, the law calls out any private citizen that would work to suppress votes. That kind of nonsense is definitely against the principles laid out in the Constitution.