1975: Congress passes an extension to the landmark 1965

Congress passes an extension to the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act, including amendments to add protections from discrimination for language minorities, such as requiring registration materials ballots in certain jurisdictions to include translations in languages besides English. These amendments expanded voting rights for minority groups that had fallen outside the Act's protections, including Hispanic, Asian American, Native Alaskan, and Native American communities. President Ford signed the amendments into law on August 6, 1975.