But Wolf, who said he was the only member of Virginia’s delegation to vote for reauthorizing the act in 1982, said the United States has changed in the intervening decades.
“I don’t think there’s discrimination now in state of Virginia,” Wolf said. “I think in the areas I represent, it’s totally honest and ethical. It’s more open and honest than in many areas of the country, including some big cities. I think the act has been successful.”
Virginia localities now will not have to undergo unnecessary steps when making minor election-related decisions, Wolf said.
“The last couple of years, it’s been a work product for lawyers,” he said of the extra federal oversight. “It’s been costly and there’s been a lot of delay.”
Makes me wonder why he voted for it in 2006. Or not.