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The Voting Rights Act of 1965 made it legal for states to

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charge voters a poll tax before casting a vote.
charge voters a poll tax before casting a vote.

require a person to take an English test before voting.
require a person to take an English test before voting.

refuse to allow people to vote based on their race or gender.
refuse to allow people to vote based on their race or gender.

fine anyone who interferes with another person’s right to vote.

refuse to allow people to vote based on their race or gender.

is this 100% correct?

Yes, it is correct. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was enacted to address and prohibit racial discrimination in voting, specifically targeting tactics such as poll taxes and literacy tests that were used to disenfranchise African American voters. The Act made it illegal to refuse people the right to vote based on their race or gender.