Another Jurisdiction Attempts to Bail Out from VRA Coverage

It is the City of Salem, Virginia. You can find the request before the three-judge court here. Gerry Hebert tells me that, if successful, this would mark the 11th jurisdiction to bail out from coverage of the VRA since 1982. I believe these were all or mostly in Virginia, and all or mostly handled by Gerry, the Bailout King. I hope that Gerry will weigh in on my proposal to ease bailout requirements in the renewed VRA as a way to try to save its constitutionality.

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