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<section article="gel" article_name="Election Law" number="15.7-105" title_number="15.7" subtitle_number="1">
  <text>In determining whether a violation of § 15.7–103(a) of this title has occurred with respect to a protected class, the court may consider evidence relevant to whether protected class members are vulnerable to or otherwise at risk of voting discrimination, including:</text>
  <level label="1">
    <text>the history and effects of discrimination against the protected class; and</text>
  </level>
  <level label="2">
    <text>the extent to which protected class members encounter barriers, disparities, or hostility regarding political participation and civic life.</text>
  </level>
</section>
