Virginia Statutes § 24.2-126 Vote denial or dilution
Statute Text
A.
No voting qualification or prerequisite to voting or standard, practice, or procedure shall be imposed or applied by the state or any locality in a manner that results in a denial or abridgement of the right of any citizen of the United States to vote based on race or color or membership in a language minority group.
B.
A violation of subsection A is established if, on the basis of the totality of circumstances, it is shown that the political processes leading to nomination or election in the state or a locality are not equally open to participation by members of a protected class in that its members have less opportunity than other members of the electorate to participate in the political processes or to elect representatives of their choice. The extent to which members of a protected class have been elected to office in the state or locality is one circumstance that may be considered.
C.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to establish a right to have members of a protected class elected in numbers equal to their proportion in the population.
Source
2021, Sp. Sess. I , cc. 528 , 533 .
History
Added by Acts 2021SP1 c. 533 , § 1 , eff. 7/1/2021 .
Added by Acts 2021SP1 c. 528 , § 1 , eff. 7/1/2021 .
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