Newly-formed Virginia Redistricting Commission meets for first time
Group consists of both lawmakers and citizens
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ROANOKE, Va. – The newly formed Virginia Redistricting Commission met for the first time Thursday night. Voters said yes to Amendment One last fall to create it, and the members have been seated.
It’s one of the first steps in a process many hope will solve gerrymandering for good in the Commonwealth. Although there is already a hurdle Meg Lamb with Virginia Legislative Services said the census data is delayed this year.
“It’s not likely that we would be able to get our House of Delegates districts drawn in time for the 2021 elections, so we’ll get to spend a lot of time together this year and probably some of next,” Lamb said.
8 citizens will help draw Virginia s new political map But how many will be average people? - The Virginian-Pilot
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