The Fightin’ Ninth has limited ways to expand, so which way will it be?
Virginia Redistricting Commission
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Southwest Virginia is ‘not an afterthought’
Virginia Redistricting Commission hears public comments from Southwest residents
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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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Redistricting commission risks violating constitution, attorney warns
The commission is deadlocked on how to draw new maps for the General Assembly.
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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.
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What’s wrong with the redistricting map
Too many districts cross mountains when they don’t have to. And it will increase polarization.
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The surprising way both parties agree on redistricting maps
Both Democratic and Republican mapmakers would put the only two Democratic state senators west of the Blue Ridge into Republican districts.