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Section 5 of the Act requires certain states and localities to gain federal approval for any voting change before it goes into effect to ensure it isn't discriminatory. This approval is called “preclearance.”

An important special provision is Section 5's pre-approval requirements. This prohibited certain jurisdictions from making vote-affecting changes without the prior approval of the U.S. Attorney General or the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. To ensure that the proposed amendment does not discriminate against protected minorities.

Section 5 is intended to prevent vote changes from being implemented in covered jurisdictions until a positive decision is obtained. This requirement was enacted in 1965 as a temporary law that expires in five years and applies only to certain states. Voter discrimination was no longer an issue in preapproved states.

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