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WHEREAS, by the end of 1965 , a quarter of a million African Americans had registered as new <br /> voters , and by the end of 1966 , four of the thirteen southern states had less than fifty percent of <br /> African Americans registered to votes and <br /> WHEREAS, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was extended in 1970 , 1975 1982 , and 2006 , and efforts <br /> currently are underway to restore certain provisions of the Voting Rights Act; <br /> NOW, THERFORE , BE IT RESOLVED , that the Orange County Board of Commissioners does <br /> hereby support the passage of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of 2020 and hereby direct the <br /> Chair to have sent a copy of this Resolution and a letter to both North Carolina United States <br /> Senators encouraging them to support the passage of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act Of 2020 ; <br /> and <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED , that the Orange County Board of Commissioners , on behalf of the <br /> people of Orange County, does hereby commemorate the fifty- fifth anniversary of the signing of <br /> the Voting Rights Act of 1965 , and in so doing, acknowledge the sacrifices ma order to <br /> establish and maintain full and equal rights for all citizens of the ite States . <br /> This the 1st day of September, 2020 . �014 <br /> y Rich, Chai <br /> 17 <br /> ' # 52 nge County oard of Commissioners <br />