Speech #940067058

Asian Americans. or Spanish heritage groups making it unlawful for the use of Englishonly election materials in jurisdictions where more than 5 percent of voting age population is comprised of a single language minority group. In addition. H.R. 6219 would make permanent what is now a temporary nationwide ban on the use of literacy tests and other devices. which have been used in the past to deny voting rights to some minorities. Evidence of the acts effectiveness Is the increase in minority participation in the political process. In those Southern States where the act originally was applied to remove voting barriers. the number of blacks registering to vote has risen markedly since the date it was enacted.