or any state shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the United States, or any claim for the loss or emancipation of any slave; but all such debts, obligations and claims shall be held illegal and void.
Power to enforce article. § 5. The congress shall have power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.
Article 15.
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Section. 1. The rights of voters. |
Section. 2. How enforced. |
The rights of voters. § 1. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color or previous condition of servitude.
How enforced. § 2. The congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
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