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The Virginia Supreme Court on Friday allowed a referendum that could pave the way for a new congressional map that heavily favors Democrats to appear on the ballot this spring
Staunton, Waynesboro and Augusta County are preparing for a special election on redistricting on April 21.
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Virginia Democrats unveil long-awaited 10–1 congressional map
After weeks of buildup and a missed self-imposed Jan. 30 deadline, Virginia Democrats on Thursday evening finally released their long-awaited revised congressional map, proposing an aggressive 10–1 configuration that would tilt 10 of the state's 11 U.
The Democrats appealed to the Virginia Supreme Court, which ignored all the irregularities and lifted the injunction on Friday. This is how Virginia’s former Attorney General, Jason Miyares, described the situation in the Wall Street Journal: Defenders of the new amendment passed in January argue that the Virginia redistricting dispute is merely an extension of national political battles dating back years,