Due to the tireless efforts by Civil Rights Leaders, the ‘Voting Rights Act’ which prohibits racial discrimination in voting, was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson August 6, 1965. The 2016 election will be the first presidential election in 50 years without the full protections of the Voting Rights Act. Threat to law Section 5 ‘Preclearance’ Provision. Learn more about this provision at Justice.gov.
—Commentary, Expressyourselfblog.com