Virginia modified its law in anticipation of this legislation's passage, but that new law was struck down in Harman v. Forssenius, which ruled that requiring a witnessed certificate of residency introduced a burden prohibited by this legislation.
Virginia modified its law in anticipation of this legislation's passage, but that new law was struck down in Harman v. Forssenius, which ruled that requiring a witnessed certificate of residency introduced a burden prohibited by this legislation. Because it only applies to federal elections, it wasn't until the 1966 Supreme Court decision Harper v. Virginia Board of Elections that this legislation's provisions were effectively extended to state elections. For 10 points, name this amendment ratified in 1964 that prohibits the levying of a poll tax as a prerequisite for voting in federal elections.
Virginia modified its law in anticipation of this legislation's passage, but that new law was struck down in Harman v. Forssenius, which ruled that requiring a witnessed certificate of residency introduced a burden prohibited by this legislation.
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