U.S. Constitution, Fifteenth Amendment, Section 2
The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
Notes
Allows Congress to enforce the prohibition on denying or abridging the right to vote on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude by appropriate legislation. The enforcement power is given to Congress and extends to legislation appropriate to carrying out the ban.
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