Members of the Virginia Senate debate a package of constitutional amendments Friday in the Senate chamber at the Capitol in Richmond, including a controversial proposal that would allow lawmakers to redraw the state’s congressional districts.
Shannon Heckt/Virginia Mercury
Party-line vote advances plan to redraw congressional maps, setting stage for April referendum, pending approval by incoming Gov. Abigail Spanberger
Virginia Senate Democrats on Friday approved a controversial constitutional amendment that would allow the General Assembly to redraw the state’s congressional districts mid-decade, advancing a long-simmering proposal they say is necessary to protect Virginia voters from partisan map changes unfolding elsewhere in the country.
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