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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 801 


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    AMENDMENT NO. ___.  Amend House Resolution 801 as follows:

 
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on page 1, line 14, by deleting "African-Americans'"; and
 

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on page 1, line 16, by replacing "African Americans" with 
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"African-Americans, Latinos, and other minorities"; and
 

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on page 1, by replacing lines 27 through 31 with the following:
 

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"it bans literacy tests and other discriminatory devices, 
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outlaws discriminatory practices and procedures during the 
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voting process, authorizes the appointment of federal election 
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monitors and observers, and creates various means for 
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protecting and enforcing the rights of American citizens, 
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including racial and language minorities, to vote; and"; and
 

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on page 3, line 6, by replacing "During" with "Voting is the 
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cornerstone of American democracy and, during"; and
 
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on page 3, line 20, by replacing "the NAACP to ensure" with 
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"all organizations dedicated to ensuring".