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Va. Democrats roll out redistricting amendment to counter GOP map changes in other states
Virginia House Democrats on Tuesday afternoon released the long-awaited text of their proposed constitutional amendment that would allow the General Assembly to modify congressional districts mid-decade if another state redraws its own congressional map for political reasons.
For most of President Donald Trump’s second term, Republicans have bent to his will. But in two Midwestern states, Trump’s plan to maintain control of the U.S. House in next year’s election by
President Donald Trump’s push for GOP-led states to redraw congressional boundaries has set off a wave of redistricting efforts.
NC GOP statehouse leaders say the legislature will meet next week to redraw the state's congressional districts, saying they're following Trump's call to "fight back."
A new congressional map, drawn to yield Republicans one more seat in the U.S. House, received final approval by the legislature on Wednesday.
Colorado and Virginia are two states that lean Democratic, though both have shown some purple tendencies in the past. Democratic leaders in the two states have signaled a new willingness to redraw their Congressional maps in recent days following new efforts in North Carolina and Indiana led by Republicans.
The move, which comes less than two weeks before the Nov. 4 elections, makes Virginia the second state where Democrats have jumped into the national redistricting battle.