To @rickhasen : would the Virginia electoral-vote reallocation bill be subject to preclearance under Section 5 of the VRA?
.@DaveAHopkins Posed question to election law listserv and there's a difference of opinion on power. Gaddie, Wert, Bullock article on topic
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@rickhasen Appreciate it. It occurred to me that a case could be made that the bill was racially retrogressive, assuming Section 5 applied. -
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@DaveAHopkins California did submit its adoption of the National Pop. Vote plan for section 5 preclearance to DOJ, reports@derektmuller
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