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Virginia Redistricting Commission

Posted inOpinion

Eight questions about the new redistricting maps

by Dwayne Yancey January 3, 2022December 31, 2021

Who should be happiest about these maps? Who should be unhappiest? And what are the unexpected consequences of one district?

Posted inOpinion

So did this new redistricting process work or not?

by Dwayne Yancey December 29, 2021December 29, 2021

A first look at the winners and losers in the new redistricting maps.

Posted inOpinion

Should districts be coherent or competitive?

by Dwayne Yancey December 9, 2021December 8, 2021

Many voters want the latter out of redistricting, but here’s why it’s hard to draw competitive districts.

Posted inOpinion

Seven controversial things the Supreme Court will have to decide in redistricting

by Dwayne Yancey December 7, 2021December 6, 2021

And this is just on our side of the state. Hint: They’re in Danville, Martinsville, Lynchburg, Albemarle and much of Southwest.

Posted inOpinion

Advice for the Supreme Court justices on redistricting

by Dwayne Yancey October 29, 2021October 30, 2021

Here are three principles the court should follow.

Posted inPolitics

“We’re done!”

by Markus Schmidt October 20, 2021October 22, 2021

The Virginia Redistricting Commission is staring failure in the face

Posted inPolitics

Separation anxiety

by Markus Schmidt October 18, 2021October 18, 2021

Virginia Redistricting Commission faces more confusion over Lynchburg split and accusations of collusion

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Six things wrong with the proposed congressional map

by Dwayne Yancey October 16, 2021October 15, 2021

The biggest problem is that it would reduce the influence of Southside Virginia by making the Richmond suburbs the population center of the district.

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Split decision

by Markus Schmidt October 15, 2021October 15, 2021

A bipartisan congressional map would split Lynchburg’s majority Black neighborhood between the 5th and the 6th Districts.

Posted inPolitics

How the 5th, 6th and 9th might change

by Markus Schmidt October 14, 2021October 15, 2021

A game of give and take: Virginia Redistricting Commission moves onto congressional maps with a first compromise

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