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Virginia Voters to Decide on Temporary Congressional Redistricting Maps Tuesday
The proposal could give Democrats as much as a 10-1 advantage in Virginia’s congressional delegation, while critics warn it could weaken the state’s influence.
- Virginia voters head to the polls tomorrow for a special election to decide whether to temporarily suspend the state's bipartisan redistricting commission and allow Democrats to redraw its 11 congressional districts.
- Gov. Abigail Spanberger and national Democrats argue the mid-decade redraw counters GOP-led gerrymandering in states like Texas and Missouri, as well as President Donald Trump's influence on redistricting nationwide.
- The proposed map could shift Democrats' advantage from 6 to 5 districts to 10 to 1, prompting former Gov. Glenn Youngkin to call the plan 'crazy' and warn it injects Northern Virginia into the entire state.
- Even if voters approve the referendum tomorrow, the Virginia Supreme Court is reviewing legal challenges that could potentially nullify the entire vote and invalidate the new map.
- Analysts warn that redistricting could cost Virginia influential lawmakers with seniority in Washington, jeopardizing the state's ability to steer federal funding and shape major legislation affecting its interests.
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Virginia Redistricting: The Case For Democratic Gerrymandering
Virginia is for lovers—of democracy.On Tuesday, Virginians will vote on whether to temporarily suspend the state’s bipartisan redistricting commission and allow Democrats to redraw its congressional map. Polls suggest the ballot measure will pass. And if that happens, Republicans would likely lose four House seats, leaving them with just one of the state’s 11. That makes for just nine percent of seats in a state where the GOP regularly wins abou…
Virginia voters to decide on temporary congressional redistricting maps Tuesday
RICHMOND, Va. Virginia voters will head to the polls Tuesday for a special election to decide whether to temporarily redraw the state's 11 congressional districts ahead of November's midterm elections.The constitutional amendment asks voters to temporarily suspend a voter-approved bipartisan redistricting commission. The current map gives Democrats a 6 to 5 advantage, while the proposed new maps would favor Democrats 10 to 1. As Election Day nea…
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