; . 6. Injunctive relief (a) Clarification of Scope and Persons Authorized To Seek Relief Section 12(d) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 ( 52 U.S.C. 10308(d) ) is amended— (1) by striking section 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 11, or subsection (b) of this section and inserting the 14th or 15th Amendment, this Act, or any Federal voting rights law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or membership in a language minority group ; and (2) by striking the Attorney General may institute for the United States, or in the name of the United States, and inserting the aggrieved person or (in the name of the United States) the Attorney General may institute . (b) Grounds for Granting Relief Section 12(d) of such Act ( 52 U.S.C. 10308(d) ) is amended— (1) by striking (d) Whenever any person and inserting (d)(1) Whenever any person ; (2) by striking (1) to permit and inserting (A) to permit ; (3) by striking (2) to count and inserting (B) to count ; and (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) (A) In any action for relief described in this subsection, the court shall grant the relief if the court determines that, on balance, the hardship imposed upon the defendant by the issuance of the relief will be less than the hardship which would be imposed upon the plaintiff if the relief were not granted. (B) In making its determination under this paragraph with respect to a change in any voting qualification, prerequisite to voting, or standard, practice, or procedure affecting voting, the court shall consider the following factors (to the extent applicable to the action): (i) Whether the qualification, prerequisite, standard, practice, or procedure in effect prior to the change was adopted as a remedy for a Federal court judgment, consent decree, or admission regarding— (I) discrimination on the basis of race or color in violation of the 14th or 15th Amendment; (II) a violation of this Act