The city of Reston has two annexation applications before it. One application would result in the annexation of a community of Asian-Americans. The other annexation would result in the addition of a retirement community consisting of all-white adults over the age of 55. Reston has denied one application- that of the Asian-Americans and approved the other citing economic reasons. The number of individuals in each annexation is about the same. The city's decision:

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The city's decision likely violates the Voting Rights Act because it appears to discriminate based on race or ethnicity by denying the annexation of a community of Asian-Americans while approving a predominantly white community, despite both having similar population sizes.

The City of Reston Has Two Annexation Applications Before It