Not only are we subject to the preclearance requirements of section 5 of the act. but also. since elections in English were found to be a "test or device" within the meaning of the act. we now provide election materials in Spanish as well as English in New York. The original act also had an impact on the Puerto Rican community in New York since section 4(e). which Senator Robert Kennedy and I authored. allowed citizens educated in Americanflag schools in Puerto Rico to prove their literacy by showing they were educated in Spanish. This special provision. upheld by the Supreme Court in the case of Katzenback against Morgan. has been mooted by the suspension of all literacy tests mandated by the 1970 act. but between 1965 and 1970 it was of great assistance to those members of our community who were educated in Puerto Rico. The bill before us today is more than another simple extension of the 1965 act. First. it would extend the law for 10 years Instead of the customary 5.
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