Senate Roll Call 686

97th Congress · 1982-06-18

H.R. 3112: TO AMEND H.R. 3112 TO PROVIDE THAT, IN ORDER TO GUARANTEE THE RIGHT TO VOTE IN STATES WITH ABNORMALLY LOW PERCENTAGES OF BLACK VOTER REGISTRATION, ANY STATE IN WHICH THE PERCENTAGE OF BLACK VOTER REGISTRATION WAS DETERMINED BY THE BUEREAU OF THE CENSUS IN NOVEMBER 1980, TO BE LESS THAN 43.7 PERCENT OF ELIGIBLE BLACK VOTERS SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE PRECLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 5 OF THE ACT. THE HELMS AMENDMENT ALSO PROVIDES THAT ANY STATE WITH GREATER THAN 60 PERCENT BLACK VOTER REGISTRATION, SO DETERMINED, SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO SUCH REQUIREMENTS; AND THAT ANY STATE SO AFFECTED AND THEREBY MADE SUBJECT TO PRECLEARANCE MAY BE RELIEVED FROM THE PRECLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 5 OF THE ACT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES SPECIFIED IN THE ACT. (MOTION FAILED) SEE NOTE(S) 33