Letter: Referendum Just Levels the Playing Field

Letter: Referendum just levels the playing field

One thing is clear about Virginia’s April 21 referendum on redistricting. It wouldn’t exist if it weren’t for Trump’s gerrymandering gambit with Texas, Florida and other states. And, there is no question it is temporary, this time only, part of…

Charlottesville has lowest voter turn-out in TJPDC region through April 14 for redistricting referendum

There is now less than a week to go before a Constitutional referendum in which voters in Virginia will be asked whether Congressional districts should be redrawn this year to provide Democrats with an easier pathway to five additional seats in the House of Representatives. Soon after the results of the April 21 election are known, the Virginia Supreme Court will take up a pair of legal challenges questioning the validity of the referendum. A Ta…