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In Battle for #Congress, #Virginia #Democrats to Begin Votes to Redraw Maps
State lawmakers are convening to take a vote that would allow #redistricting before next year’s #midterms, though the process would take months.
#law #ElectionLaw #gerrymandering #FireWithFire
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/us/virginia-redistricting-vote.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
#Virginia lawmakers are expected to assemble on Monday to start a process that could redraw the state’s congressional districts for the 2026 #midterm #election.
Virginia is the latest state to plunge into the fight over control of #Congress, where #Republicans hold a tightrope-slim majority & launched a surprise effort this summer to shore up their control by pushing Republican-led states to redraw congressional districts ahead of schedule.
The effort began in #Texas at the behest of #Trump & has touched off months of maneuvering in several states. #Missouri & #NorthCarolina have passed new maps to favor #Republicans. Leaders in #California, vowed a #redistricting push of their own to counter the moves in Republican states.
#Virginia, where #Democrats control the legislature, appears poised to join the fray in an attempt to swing as many as 3 of the state’s 11 congressional seats from Republicans to Democrats.
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