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21 <br /> 1 <br /> 2 This 1" day of September, 2020. <br /> 3 <br /> 4 Penny Rich, Chair <br /> 5 Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> 6 <br /> 7 A motion was made by Commissioner Price, seconded by Commissioner Dorosin <br /> 8 to approve the Proclamation, authorize the transfer to Major Caldwell of his service side-arm, <br /> 9 and authorize the Board Chair to sign the Proclamation. <br /> 10 <br /> 11 Chair Rich asked Commissioners to accept a roll call form of voting and called names <br /> 12 accordingly. <br /> 13 <br /> 14 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 15 <br /> 16 Sheriff Blackwood, in a pre-recorded video, presented Major David Caldwell with his <br /> 17 service weapon. <br /> 18 Major David Caldwell said it has been his pleasure to serve Orange County, and he will <br /> 19 continue to serve this county in the years to come. He thanked all those with whom he served. <br /> 20 <br /> 21 d. Resolution Celebrating the 55th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 <br /> 22 <br /> 23 The Board considered voting to adopt a resolution celebrating the 551" Anniversary of the <br /> 24 passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which occurred on August 6, 1965. <br /> 25 Annette Moore, Human Rights and Relations Director, made the following presentation: <br /> 26 <br /> 27 BACKGROUND: <br /> 28 On August 6, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voters Rights Act of 1965, <br /> 29 considered the most crucial piece of legislation of the Civil Rights movement. A bi-partisan <br /> 30 Congress has strengthened the Act by amending and reauthorizing the provisions of the Voting <br /> 31 Rights Act five-time throughout the years. <br /> 32 <br /> 33 Congress enacted the Voting Rights Act to guarantee rights granted under the 141" and 15`" <br /> 34 Amendments of the United States Constitution so that no one, including state, federal, or local <br /> 35 government, could stop citizens from registering to vote or voting because of their race or <br /> 36 ethnicity. The Voting Rights Act contains numerous provisions for regulating elections laws. <br /> 37 Regulations in the Act: a) prohibited tests and other devices that were used to keep people from <br /> 38 voting; b) prohibitions against voting laws that would discriminate against a racial or ethnical <br /> 39 minority; and c) included a preclearance requirement that prevented specific jurisdictions from <br /> 40 making changes to their voting laws without prior approval from the U.S Attorney General of the <br /> 41 U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. There is also a provision specifically for ensuring <br /> 42 that jurisdictions having significant language minority population provide language access <br /> 43 services including providing bilingual ballots and other election materials. <br /> 44 <br /> 45 In 2013, the United States Supreme Court in Shelby County v. Holder struck down Section 4 of <br /> 46 the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which contained the formula used to identify the state and local <br /> 47 governments that have to comply with the preclearance requirements. The Supreme Court, <br /> 48 while striking down the formula, left the preclearance requirement provision intact. Therefore, <br /> 49 none of the jurisdictions covered by the formula has to comply unless Congress enacts a new <br /> 50 formula to determine whom it covers. <br /> 51 <br />