§ 1973. Denial or abridgement of right to vote on account of race or color through voting qualifications or prerequisites; establishment of violation
§ 1973a. Proceeding to enforce the right to vote - describes how legal proceedings will be conducted.
§ 1973b. Suspension of the use of tests or devices in determining eligibility to vote, such as ability to read, write, or to have attended school or recommended by other voters.
§ 1973c. Alteration of voting qualifications and procedures; action by State or political subdivision for declaratory judgment of no denial or abridgement of voting rights; three-judge district court; appeal to Supreme Court
meets the requirements of section 301 - "VOTING SYSTEMS STANDARDS". The voting system must:
Permit the voter to verify (in a private and independent manner) the votes selected before the ballot is cast and counted, and change it to correct any error.
Notify the voter if the voter selects votes for more than one candidate for a single office before the ballot is cast.
If a paper ballot is used, provide instructions on how to correct a ballot through the issuance of a replacement ballot.
Provide a permanent paper record with manual audit capacity (after the voter has made all corrections.)
Accessible for individuals with disabilities, including nonvisual accessibility for the blind, using at least one DRE system per polling place.
Provide alternative language accessibility
The act also planned to have some studies.
Periodic studies of Election Administration issues
Study, report, and recommendations on best voting practices for facilitating military and overseas voting.
STUDY AND REPORT ON VOTERS WHO REGISTER BY MAIL AND USE OF SOCIAL SECURITY INFORMATION
STUDY AND REPORT ON ELECTRONIC VOTING AND THE ELECTORAL PROCESS
STUDY AND REPORT ON FREE ABSENTEE BALLOT POSTAGE
And provide grants
RANTS FOR RESEARCH ON VOTING TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENTS
It covers provisional voting procedures, computerized statewide voter registration, and by-mail registration.
In retrospect, it was designed to provide maximum profits to voting machine vendors by necessitating the use of DRE voting machines in every polling place.