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He singled out section five of the legislation--a "pre-clearance" provision that requires Justice Department approval for any changes in voting laws in states covered by the Act--as a "particular problem for local officals" because the rule forces some cities and countries to check with Washington "every time...
Congress originally passed the clearance provision because many Southern states had succeeded in passing statutes that deprived Black voters of their right to go to the polls. The Voting Rights Act has received a great deal of Congressional attention recently because it expires on August 6, 1982.
On Capital Hill last night, members of the House Judiciary panel began discussions on a proposed change in the Act, which would allow counties within covered states to "bail out" of the clearance provision if they could prove that they had complied with federal regulations for 10 years. The current...
Rep. Hyde, who joined Rep. Don Edwards (D-Cal.) in proposing the new bail-out provision, said this week that the compromise would encourage conservatives to drop their reservations about the Act and support its extension beyond next year.
"I don't believe the House banking conferees would sign a budget resolution if that provision was insisted on," Jerry McMurray, an aide to Rep. Fernand J. St. Germain (D-R.I.). chairman of the housing subcommittee of his chamber's banking committee, said yesterday.