[EL] Thoughts on VRAA

[John Tanner]

One issue that bears clarifying what constitutes a "violation", especially
for coverage of sub-state jurisdictions.  Taking 4 situations -

Penns Grove NJ and Berks County, PA probably could be covered because both
violated Sections 2, 4e and 208, although all in the same lawsuit.

Boston could be covered because it discriminated against (1) Latino, (2)
Chinese-American and (3) Vietnamese-American voters.

Hamtramck, MI could be covered becasue it violated the rights of Bengali
and Yemeni voters and there were at least 2 extensions of a consent decree
based on failure to comply with the initial decree.  See also Cibola and
Sandoval Counties, NM.

Los Angeles County CA could be covered since there were suits against 4
cities "in" the county.
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