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electric_blue68

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11. It's up there; but they got the ball rolling re the VRA some years earlier, when...

Reply to Morbius (Reply #6)

Sat May 9, 2026, 02:03 AM

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They removed the coverage feature of the VRA.
If I remember correctly certain States (mostly Southern) had to submit their planned redistricting plans to I'm not sure what agency, oversite group - to make sure they were fair.
Thet was first major quashing of the VRA's effectiveness. I remember that!

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