How much of a bailout did the Portuguese government receive ?
Second , Congress liberalized the eligibility criteria by replacing the 17 - year requirement with a new standard , allowing a covered jurisdiction to bail out by proving that in the 10 years preceding its bailout request that : The jurisdiction did not use a test or device with a discriminatory purpose or effect ; No court determined that the jurisdiction denied or abridged the right to vote based on racial or language minority status ; The jurisdiction complied with the preclearance requirement ; The federal government did not assign federal examiners to the jurisdiction ; The jurisdiction abolished discriminatory election practices ; and The jurisdiction took affirmative steps to eliminate voter intimidation and expand voting opportunities for protected minorities .