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Constitutional Law Keyed to Levinson
Oregon v. Mitchell
Citation:
400 U.S. 112 (1970)Facts
Four states including Oregon (Petitioner) challenged the constitutionality of several provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1970. The challenged provisions included a literacy test ban under Section 201, a minimum residency duration requirement for voter registration and a uniform rule for absentee voting in presidential elections under Section 202, lowering the voting age in federal elections from 21 to 18 under Section 302, and lowering the voting age in state and local elections from 21 to 18 under Section 302. The four states of Oregon, Texas, Arizona, and Idaho filed suit against Mitchell (Respondent), the U.S. Attorney General, arguing that Congress did not have the authority to impose these regulations on the voting process.
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