Sec. 4. Federal election oversight on Indian reservations
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Section 8 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 1973f ) is amended— by redesignating subsections
(b)through
(e)as subsections
(c)through (f), respectively; in subsection (c), as redesignated by paragraph
(1)of this section, by striking subsection (c), such observers and inserting subsection (d), the observers described in this section ; and by inserting after subsection
(a)the following: The Attorney General may authorize Federal observers for elections that occur on an Indian reservation, as defined under section 203, if the Attorney General has received from a tribal organization— a written complaint that efforts to deny or abridge the right to vote under the color of law on account of race or color, or in contravention of the guarantees set forth in section 4(f)(2), may occur on an Indian reservation; and a request for the authorization of Federal observers for elections that occur on that Indian reservation. .
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