Virginia House Passes Redistricting Amendment Despite Concerns It Could Eliminate Minority Representation

The Virginia House has voted in favour of legislation that would take away the General Assembly’s power to draw electoral district boundaries.
Virginia House Passes Redistricting Amendment Despite Concerns It Could Eliminate Minority Representation
A joint session of the Virginia Assembly at the Virginia state Capitol in Richmond, Va., on Jan. 8, 2020. Steve Helber/AP Photo
Katabella Roberts
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The Virginia House has voted in favor of legislation that would take away the General Assembly’s power to draw electoral district boundaries and instead establish an independent redistricting commission.

The House voted 54-46 to approve the resolution on March 6, after it rejected a substitution proposed by Del. Marcus Simon (D-Va.) which would have added language designed to further prevent manipulation of the electoral boundaries to favor one party or class and racial gerrymandering.

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