US EditionVirginia Democrats advance plan to counter Trump-spawned redistricting in Republican states
- On Wednesday, the Democratic-led Virginia House of Delegates voted to amend the state constitution to allow legislators to redraw congressional maps next year, sending the measure to the Virginia state Senate.
- Democrats say their move responds to President Donald Trump pushing Texas to redraw maps this year, while the California legislature’s plan will be decided by voters in a special election next week.
- The amendment would temporarily bypass the independent redistricting commission created by Virginia constitutional amendment in 2020, and Democrats currently hold six of Virginia's 11 U.S. House seats with a good chance of gaining at least two more.
- Virginia Democrats entered the fray amid the state's closely watched gubernatorial race and House of Delegates elections, while Republican lawmakers cried foul, calling it a naked power grab.
- Republicans, including President Donald Trump, acknowledge that redrawn maps this summer in Texas and similar plans in Missouri and North Carolina aim to preserve their party's slim U.S. House majority.
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Virginia Democrats Push Redistricting Plan
Virginia state legislators are moving forward with a proposed constitutional amendment that could reshape how the state handles congressional redistricting. The Hill reported that the amendment would authorize Virginia to redraw its congressional lines mid-decade if another state initiates redistricting outside the normal census cycle or court-ordered revisions. The measure passed the House of Delegates in a 51-42 vote before advancing through t…
Virginia's Democratic legislature passes mid-cycle redistricting plan
Virginia's legislature took steps to join the widening state-by-state redistricting battle ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. On Wednesday, the Virginia House of Delegates passed a constitutional amendment to re-draw
Virginia Democrats advance redistricting amendment
The Virginia House of Delegates advanced a constitutional amendment Wednesday that would allow the state to redraw its congressional lines if another state does midcycle redistricting, moving one step closer toward entering a national redistricting fight that will have consequences for the 2026 midterms. Democrats advanced the constitutional amendment in a 51-42 vote after it passed…
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