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  2. Part XXI of the Constitution of India - Wikipedia

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    Article 371H: Special provisions for the state of Goa, ensuring equitable opportunities in education and public employment and safeguarding its Konkani language and culture. Article 371-I: Special provisions for the state of Maharashtra and Gujarat, providing for equitable opportunities in education and public employment for certain regions.

  3. Article 370 of the Constitution of India - Wikipedia

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    Article 370 was drafted in Part XXI of the Indian constitution titled "Temporary, Transitional and Special Provisions". [8] It stated that the Constituent Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir would be empowered to recommend the extent to which the Indian constitution would apply to the state. The state assembly could also abrogate the Article 370 ...

  4. Constitution of India - Wikipedia

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    This special, entrenched process is triggered when an amendment to the Constitution specifically concerns the States by modifying the legislature or the powers reserved to the states in the Seventh Schedule. When this occurs, an amendment must be ratified by a majority of state legislatures for the amendment to go into effect.

  5. List of jurisdictions subject to the special provisions of ...

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    The following jurisdictions in the United States are or have been subject to the special provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.Jurisdictions encompassed by the coverage formula contained in Section 4(b) are called "covered jurisdictions"; covered jurisdictions are subject to preclearance under Section 5.

  6. Article 15 of the Constitution of India - Wikipedia

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    (5) Nothing in this article or in sub-clause (g) of clause (1) of Article 19 shall prevent the State from making any special provision, by law, for the advancement of any socially and educationally backward classes of citizens or for the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes insofar as such special provisions relate to their admission to ...

  7. Voting Rights Act of 1965 - Wikipedia

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    The act contains two types of provisions: "general provisions", which apply nationwide, and "special provisions", which apply to only certain states and local governments. [ 66 ] : 1 "The Voting Rights Act was aimed at the subtle, as well as the obvious, state regulations which have the effect of denying citizens their right to vote because of ...

  8. Special Leave Petitions in India - Wikipedia

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    The Constitution of India under Article 136 vests the Supreme Court of India, the apex court of the country, with a special power to grant special leave, to appeal against any judgment or order or decree in any matter or cause, passed or made by any Court/tribunal in the territory of India. It is to be used in case any substantial ...

  9. Amendments to the Voting Rights Act of 1965 - Wikipedia

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    In addition, House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) had a strong desire to reauthorize the special provisions, and he led an early effort to pass a reauthorization bill before his chairmanship expired at the end of 2006. Thus, a consensus in favor of reauthorizing the special provisions emerged early in the legislative process.