Congress strengthens Voting Rights Act results test after Bolden

President Ronald Reagan signs the 1982 Voting Rights Act amendments on June 29, 1982. The amendments restore a results-based test for Section 2 after the Supreme Court's Mobile v. Bolden decision made intent harder to prove. The revised law allows voting-rights plaintiffs to challenge election practices that result in racial vote dilution, even without proving discriminatory intent. It also extends key provisions of the Act. Congress strengthens one of the most important tools for fighting racial discrimination in voting.