As Virginia voters evaluate a significant redistricting proposal, fresh results from New Jersey to California intensify the national perspective on this crucial issue.
This is the proposed map, as amended.
Districts shown in different colors.
Fairfax County, Apr. 20 (DPnet).– Virginia voters head to the polls today (Tuesday) to decide in referendum whether lawmakers should be allowed to redraw the state’s congressional map (as hereby, shown) ahead of the midterms, a proposal that could shift the balance of the state’s House delegation. Early voting ended Sunday, and turnout on Election Day is expected to play a major role in determining the outcome.
However, even if voters approve it, the proposal still faces a legal challenge before the Virginia Supreme Court. The ballot asks: «Should the Constitution of Virginia be amended to allow the General Assembly to temporarily adopt new congressional districts to restore fairness in the upcoming elections, while ensuring Virginia's standard redistricting process resumes for all future redistricting after the 2030 census?»
This option was limited by the law still in force, which states that Virginia's eleven congressional districts are drawn once every ten years by the Virginia Redistricting Commission. Virginia's congressional districts were last redrawn in 2021 and should not be redrawn until 2031. But the proposed amendment would give the General Assembly the authority to redraw one or more of Virginia's congressional districts before 2031 as show in the map.
Polls opened today at 6 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. Preliminary results are expected around 10 p.m., with precinct results reported first.
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