US EditionVirginia Democrats plan to redraw the state's congressional maps to counter Trump: NYT
- On Monday, Virginia House Speaker Don Scott called lawmakers back to Richmond for a special session on October 27th at 4 p.m., days before the Nov. 4 statewide elections.
- With a narrow majority, Democrats are exploring revisiting Virginia's 11 congressional districts to gain at least two additional Democratic-leaning U.S. House seats after court-drawn maps resulted from the Independent Redistricting Commission deadlock.
- Under the state's amendment rules, procedural resolutions adopted earlier this year and authority granted to Del. Scott and Sen. Mamie Locke allow reconvening during the open 2024 special session.
- Republican leaders responded that the redistricting move is a "power grab," with Virginia House Minority Leader Terry Kilgore vowing legal challenges and Republican Party of Virginia Chair Mark Peake calling it "desperate".
- Nationally, redistricting battles are intensifying as Virginia joins California as the second Democratic-led state entering the fight, with Democrats needing three seats for House control in 2026.
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Virginia Democrats will try to reshape US House districts in counter to Trump's redistricting push
Democrats in Virginia are joining the national redistricting battle over U.S. House seats. Virginia House Speaker Don Scott says the chamber will convene Monday in a special session, but didn't state a reason.
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cbs19news.comHouse Speaker calls Virginia lawmakers back to Richmond as possible redistricting fight brews
Virginia House Speaker Don Scott, D-Portsmouth, on Thursday called lawmakers back to Richmond for a special session Monday afternoon, setting off speculation that Democrats are preparing to act on redistricting plans just days before voters elect a new governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and all 100 members of the House of Delegates. In a letter to House members, Scott cited constitutional provisions and joint resolutions authorizing…
Winsome Sears blasts Virginia Dems’ surprise redistricting session as a ‘stunt’ to pull her off the trail
Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears lambasted Virginia Democrats after they signaled a plan to suddenly call the legislature back in a last-minute special session to address potential redistricting before the election.Virginia’s state redistricting commission is statutorily charged with crafting new congressional maps after every decennial census, but state Democrats appear poised to try to do an end-round around that process, potentially via …
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