This coverage will secure the right of these peoples to assert their political strength through their increased ability to participate in our electoral process. a right all disadvantaged groups should have. H.R. 6219 includes the provisions essential to the continued success and effectiveness of any voting rights legislation. To reiterate. these provisions are the section 5 preclearance provisions. the 10year extension of the acts coverage. inclusion of language minorities. the addition of jurisdictions in which there exists in illiteracy rate higher than the national average. and the permanent nationwide ban on literacy tests. Opposition to an extension of the Voting Rights Act may exist in part because of a mistaken impression that the act is a great burden imposed on a particular region of the country solely by representatives whose districts are unaffected. I wish to note. however. that my own district is one of those affected by this legislation: It is located in one of the three counties of New York which are covered by sections 4 and 5 of the act.
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