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… Continue reading
The Richmond Times-Dispatch offers a report on more Virginia jurisdictions seeking to bailout from coverage under section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. So far, I believe attorney Gerry Hebert has handled all of those bailout requests.