jun 22, 1970 - Voting Rights Act of 1970
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1. This was an extension of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and it extended the renewable provisions of the previous voting rights act for another 5 years while also extending the literacy test ban to the whole nation and lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 (which was reversed by the Supreme Court), and reducing residency requirements for voting.
2. This was passed on June 22, 1970.
3. This act was signed into law by President Richard Nixon.
4. This happened in Washington, D.C.
5. One major cause was that some provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 were going to expire after 1970.
6. One major effect was the extension of the provisions from the Voting Rights Act of 1965 for another 5 years and their application to the entire country.
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