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Issue an executive order stating the entire country will be covered under Section V of the VRA until Congress acts.

Created by B.M. on June 27, 2013

After Section IV of the Voting Rights Act was struck down with instructions to create a new map, it can be argued that the Supreme Court struck down the formula to determine which jurisdictions would be covered under Section V, but did not declare Section V to be null and void until another map or formula was drawn. Therefore, it can be argued that the entire country could be covered under Section V until Congress acts to create another formula, or draw another map.

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