...Responsibilities. (a) The Commission's authority under section 5 of the Act may be summarized as follows: (1) To investigate allegations in writing under oath or affirmation...right to vote and have that vote counted by reason of color, race, religion, sex, age, handicap, or national origin; (2) To study and collect information...

...section 104 (a) of the Act may be summarized briefly as follows: (1) Investigating sworn allegations that certain citizens of the United States are being...right to vote and have that vote counted by reason of color, race, religion, or national origin; (2) Studying and collecting information concerning legal...

...be summarized as follows: il) To investigate allegations in writing under oath or affirmation that citizens of the United States are being deprived of...right to vote and have that vote counted by reason of color, face, religion, sex, age, disability, or national origin; (2) To study and collect information...

...stewards. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION SEC. 3. (a) The Commission shall — (1) investigate the allegations that certain citizens of the United States are being deprived of their right to vote or are being subjected to unwarranted economic pressures by reason of their color, race, religion,...

...Functions of the Survey Division: To investigate and verify the facts on written allegations that citizens are being deprived of their right to vote and have...of their color, race, religion, or national origin, as directed by section 104 (a) (1) of Public Law 85-315; to make comprehensive factfinding surveys...

...amended to read as follows : "(a) The Commission shall conduct investigations to determine whether citizens of the United States are being deprived of their right to vote and have that vote counted or of any other rights, privileges, or immunities secured or protected by the Constitution or laws...

...have authority to hold public hearings, and its main purpose would be to investigate these allegations that certain citizens of the United States are being deprived of their right to vote or are being subjected to unwarra" ted economic pressures by reason of their race, color, religion,...

...Government clothed with full subpena power. This Commission is empowered to investigate allegations that certain citizens of the United States are being deprived of their right to vote or are being subjected to unwarranted economic pressures by reason of their color, race, religion,...

...does not go into residency, length of residency, politics, or anything else. It merely clarifies : (1) investigate allegations in writing under oath...are being deprived of their right to vote — and then the limitation — by reason of their color, race, religion, or national origin. It is a limitation,...

...FUNCTIONS OF THE SURVEY DIVISION To investigate and verify the facts on written allegations that citizens are being deprived of their right to vote and have...of their color, race, religion, or national origin, as directed by section 104 (a) (1) of Public Law 85-31 5 : to make comprehensive fact finding surveys...