US EditionObama urges Virginians to vote for redistricting measure
Obama supports a Virginia amendment enabling Democrats to redraw congressional maps aiming to gain 10 of 11 House seats in upcoming midterm elections.
- On Thursday, Former President Barack Obama endorsed Democrats' redistricting effort in Virginia after the state Supreme Court cleared the way for the April 21 election.
- To enable the change, the amendment would let the General Assembly redraw congressional maps until after the 2030 Census, allowing Democratic map-drawers to target Republican-held U.S. House seats by snaking lines from heavily Democratic suburbs around Washington, D.C.
- Addressing voters directly, Obama urged Virginians to support the referendum, saying `In April, Virginians can respond by making sure your voting power is not diminished by what Republicans are doing in other states.`
- A statewide vote on April 21 will decide if Virginia voters approve the map, with early voting starting March 6 and state Supreme Court approval required for it to take effect.
- This coast-to-coast push has produced nine GOP-friendly seats and six seats favoring Democrats, part of a nationwide mid-decade redistricting effort that began last year in Texas at President Donald Trump's behest.
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