Virginia Dems’ Redistricting Campaign Tied to Elias Law Group

In 2020, Virginia voters passed a constitutional amendment stripping redistricting power from the General Assembly and vesting it in a bipartisan, 16-member redistricting commission instead. The ballot initiative passed with 66 percent of the vote. It’s no wonder, then, that Virginia Democrats are pitching their California-style redistricting effort as a temporary measure to combat the mid-decade, Trump-backed congressional redistricting gambit kickstarted by Texas Republicans last year.

If approved by both chambers and signed by newly elected Democratic Governor Abigail Spanberger, the ballot initiative will read: “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?”

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In 2020, Virginia voters passed a constitutional amendment stripping redistricting power from the General Assembly and vesting it in a bipartisan, 16-member redistricting commission instead. The ballot initiative passed with 66 percent of the vote. It’s no wonder, then, that Virginia Democrats are pitching their California-style redistricting effort as a temporary measure to combat the mid-decade, Trump-backed congressional redistricting gambit kickstarted by Texas Republicans last year.

If approved by both chambers and signed by newly elected Democratic Governor Abigail Spanberger, the ballot initiative will read: “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?”