[EL] Thoughts on VRAA

[Samuel Bagenstos]

I have my qualms about the VRAA.  But I do applaud what seems like the drafters' clear aim "to cover what needs to be covered" and not just "to re-cover what was once covered."  Whether or not it covers everything that needs to be covered -- well, that's a different story!  But the idea of having a formula that focuses on recent violations, wherever they are, is one that people with a broad range of views should be able to get behind.

On Jan 19, 2014, at 12:19 PM, Gaddie, Ronald K. wrote:

> Yes, Boston could be covered.
> 
> Is the point to re-cover what was once covered, or to cover what needs to be covered? 
> 
> 
> Ronald Keith Gaddie, Ph.D.
> Professor of Political Science
> The University of Oklahoma
> General Editor, Social Science Quarterly
> Co-editor, American Politics Research
> From: law-election-bounces at department-lists.uci.edu [law-election-bounces at department-lists.uci.edu] on behalf of John Tanner [john.k.tanner at gmail.com]
> Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2014 11:03 AM
> To: law-election at uci.edu
> Subject: [EL] Thoughts on VRAA
> 
> 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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