Section V is on the ropes

[Torie]

Muon2 is the expert on this, but section 5 has more bite than just a procedural one. The substantive rules are different than Section 2. Section 5 focuses more on what percentage of a minority group will elect a member of that minority, to wit the "candidate of their choice"  (maybe well below 50% VAP or CVAP if other minorities or whites in practice vote enough for the minority involved), and not regressing from an existing minority percentage in a district. Section 2 just says you need 50% VAP or CVAP of a particular minority depending on the appellate court district (in the 9th circuit zone which includes California it is CVAP), if such a CD can be drawn within one "community of interest," and that is that.

Were there any questions about VAP versus CVAP, or is this case one solely involving Section 5, I wonder?