The observer section: Observers are to be appointed by the Civil Service Commission as in the House version and not. as the Senate had it. by the Attorney General. The socalled Puerto Rican amendment: The conference report adopts the Senate provision. for which there was no equivalent in the House bill. It allows a prospective voter to qualify with respect to literacy. without taking a literacy test. by demonstrating that he has completed the sixth grade. or whatever grade the States require. in a school under the American flag conducted in a language other than English. It is interesting to note that approximately 30 States have no literacy test. Therefore. in general there is no requirement for the knowledge of English. In adopting this provision. which is firmly grounded in the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment.
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