对其进行了五次修订以扩大其对投票权的保护。此法案的目的为保障由美国宪法第十四修正案与第十五修正案确定的投票权(英语:Voting rights intheUnitedStates),该法案保障了全美各种族(尤其是美国南部,不少非裔美國人被剝奪了投票權)的投票权。根据美国司法部,该法案被认为是有史以来最有效的保障公民权利的法案。
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