US EditionObama urges Virginians to vote for redistricting measure
Obama supports a temporary redistricting measure that could help Democrats gain up to four congressional seats, aiming to counter GOP gerrymandering ahead of the 2026 midterms.
- 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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Former U.S. President Barack Obama has begun to get involved in the election campaign for Congress and Senate on November 3rd and has called on Virginians to participate in the April referendum to redraw the state’s electoral map. “Free and fair elections are the cornerstone of our democracy. But right now, they are under attack. Several Republican-controlled states have redefined their electoral maps to gain an unfair advantage in the mid-term …
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Richmond Times-Dispatch
Obama jumps into campaign for Virginia redistricting amendment
Former President Barack Obama is campaigning again in Virginia, this time to persuade voters to support a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow the state to redraw its congressional map ahead of elections in November that will decide political control of the U.S. House of Representatives midway through President Donald Trump's second term in the White House.
Obama backs Virginia redistricting push | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Former President Barack Obama is promoting a Democratic effort to redraw congressional lines in Virginia, the latest front in a nationwide redistricting battle ahead of this year's midterm elections.
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