Sec. 17. Severability; relationship to other laws; Tribal sovereign immunity
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If any provision of this Act, or the application of such a provision to any person, entity, or circumstance, is held to be invalid, the remaining provisions of this Act and the application of all provisions of this Act to any other person, entity, or circumstance shall not be affected by the invalidity. Nothing in this Act shall invalidate, or limit the rights, remedies, or procedures available under, or supersede, restrict, or limit the application of, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 ( 52 U.S.C. 10301 et seq. ), the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 ( 52 U.S.C. 20501 et seq. ), the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 52 U.S.C. 20901 et seq. ), or any other Federal law or regulation related to voting or the electoral process.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the provisions of this Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall be applicable within the State of Maine. Nothing in this Act shall be construed as— affecting, modifying, diminishing, or otherwise impairing the sovereign immunity from suit enjoyed by an Indian Tribe; or authorizing or requiring the termination of any existing trust responsibility of the United States with respect to Indian people.
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