<P> In each of these amendments except for the 1992 amendments , Congress extended the special provisions that were tied to the coverage formula , such as the preclearance requirement . These provisions were extended for five years in 1970 , seven years in 1975 , and 25 years in both 1982 and 2006 . In 1970 and 1975 , Congress also expanded the coverage formula , supplementing it with new 1968 and 1972 trigger dates . Coverage was further enlarged in 1975 when Congress expanded the meaning of `` tests or devices '' to encompass any jurisdiction that provided English - only election information , such as ballots , if the jurisdiction had a single language minority group that constituted more than five percent of the jurisdiction 's voting - age citizens . These expansions brought numerous jurisdictions into coverage , including many located outside of the South . To ease the burdens of the reauthorized special provisions , Congress liberalized the bailout procedure in 1982 , allowing covered jurisdictions to escape coverage by upholding the voting rights of protected minorities and affirmatively acting to expand minority political participation . </P>
<P> In each of these amendments except for the 1992 amendments , Congress extended the special provisions that were tied to the coverage formula , such as the preclearance requirement . These provisions were extended for five years in 1970 , seven years in 1975 , and 25 years in both 1982 and 2006 . In 1970 and 1975 , Congress also expanded the coverage formula , supplementing it with new 1968 and 1972 trigger dates . Coverage was further enlarged in 1975 when Congress expanded the meaning of `` tests or devices '' to encompass any jurisdiction that provided English - only election information , such as ballots , if the jurisdiction had a single language minority group that constituted more than five percent of the jurisdiction 's voting - age citizens . These expansions brought numerous jurisdictions into coverage , including many located outside of the South . To ease the burdens of the reauthorized special provisions , Congress liberalized the bailout procedure in 1982 , allowing covered jurisdictions to escape coverage by upholding the voting rights of protected minorities and affirmatively acting to expand minority political participation . </P>
when did congress expand the voting rights act to cover language minorities
when did congress expand the voting rights act to cover language minorities
1975
1975