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Virginia Democrats Reopen Special Session to Explore Mid‑Decade Congressional Redistricting

The maneuver starts a narrow constitutional process that would require two legislative approvals and voter ratification before any new map could take effect.

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Demonstrators rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 15, 2025, as the justices hear oral arguments involving voting rights.

Overview

  • House Speaker Don Scott notified members that the General Assembly will reconvene an already-open special session on Monday to take up redistricting-related business, using a session first convened in May 2024.
  • Republican leaders, including Governor Glenn Youngkin and House Minority Leader Terry Kilgore, denounced the effort as a power grab and pledged legal and political resistance.
  • California’s Proposition 50 special election remains set for Nov. 4, with more than 4 million ballots already returned, and supporters say the measure could yield up to five additional Democratic House seats if it passes.
  • Utah Republicans withdrew an ‘indirect’ initiative to repeal the state’s 2018 anti-gerrymandering law and filed for a direct voter initiative for 2026, prompting cancellation of scheduled public hearings.
  • Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser urged a constitutional change to allow emergency redistricting, though experts assess a map change before the 2026 midterms as highly unlikely, as GOP-led states including Texas, Missouri and North Carolina have already adopted favorable maps.