[EL] VA legislative plans precleared

[Michael McDonald]

Both Virginia legislative plans were pre-cleared this afternoon by DOJ. This
is significant because the Democratic state Senate plan reduced the
African-American voting-age population of 3 voting rights districts (but
kept them above 50%). 

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Dr. Michael P. McDonald
Associate Professor, George Mason University 
Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution

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mmcdon at gmu.edu               4400 University Drive - 3F4
http://elections.gmu.edu     Fairfax, VA 22030-4444