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nl, a ont, are aren. anc which means public officials. ~N the activities of private persons and orceniz ens desiened to ~ disenfranchise voters in Fedceoxrc tions om account of rece or ¢olitr by the present provisions cl it say tha. the statute felis <o a: ~ State elec- are not covered And =o we rd the voters cull protection from discrimination which was contemplated by the Constitution, > TARR an 15th anassAmantkea Fell and abet wd CUT ee “Also this section 1971 is defect: spect, because it fails to lodge i specially the ve in another re- n the Department of Justice and the Attorney ¢Gc~e ral any authority to invoke civil remedies fer the voting rights. And it is part any provision which would 22tho: General to apply. to the courts relief against the violation of th "Ang we think that this is aiso & ultimate goal of the Constitution the safeguarding of the free exerci rigtt, acknowledging of ccuxse, tr of the State to prescribe isles ification And we beliczve alifications. bellove ings ‘by che Attorney Genera to nt:rference and denial cf c be jzr more effective in aenievine: a tae ri the private suits for damages Wnich are presently autrorized by the statute, and far enforcement of ‘erly lacking in the Attorney tex preventive -ese voting rights. major cefect. The and thé Congress is se of the voting ~——_ ® legitimate power and fair voting proceed-= any illegal =o vote would ‘this s goal than civil cavil more effective thar the criminal. proceedinss wiich are authorized a under other laws which, of until after the harm has been actu court “No preventive measures can be Dro erininal statutes. So I think--an will agree with me--that Congress reccgnize that in order to »prop2rl Constitution and its amencments, 4 fect the intended application oF the ‘statute, 1ao7T ae amerded in three respects: 2 of title 42, Unitec States Ce "Pirst, by the addition of a sect vent anyone, whether acting not, from threatening, intimidetin individual in his right to vote in general, special, or primary. core for Federal office. ane. "And second, to authorize the Attor bring civil proceedings on “chnait States or any aggrieved pezson for can never be used * aliy done. ugnt under the é& I believe you should now y execute the and in order to per- section Ge, should be ion which will pre- color of law or g or coercing an any election, exning candidates ney General "to of the United preventive or