After failing to agree on General Assembly districts, Virginia Redistricting Commission moves onto congressional maps
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So the redistricting commission failed. Why is anyone surprised?
Did anyone really expect the parties to agree on a plan? Here’s how other states with redistricting commissions avoid partisan gridlock.
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Game over?
Virginia’s Redistricting Commission hits a dead end after Democratic co-chair throws the towel.
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Uncharted territory
Why new legislative maps could spark legal trouble for Nov. 2 House of Delegates elections.
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What the redistricting commission has taught us
The process hasn’t been pretty but we have gotten to see how both parties would like to gerrymander the state.
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Should we have a U.S. 460 congressional district?
What if we drew a congressional district that united the New River Valley, the Roanoke Valley and Lynchburg?
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Is the redistricting commission listening to what voters want?
Here’s what some voters have told the commission. So far, the results are mixed.
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Southwest and Southside will lose two House seats under new plans
Both parties have new redistricting maps. The question isn’t whether seats will be lost, but whose and where.
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In redistricting, Democrats have a voter distribution problem
Democrats need more voters to move to Southwest and Southside Virginia. Their big margins in Northern Virginia don’t help them win legislative seats.
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A single state Senate district for the Roanoke Valley? Commission can’t decide.
The redistricting commission can’t decide whether to keep Roanoke and Roanoke County separate or combined in a single state Senate district.