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Virginia Senate Sends Redistricting Amendment to Spring Ballot

Voters will decide whether to shift U.S. House mapmaking from a nonpartisan commission to the legislature through 2030.

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HILLSBORO, VIRGINIA - NOVEMBER 04: An officer of elections prepares to hand out "I Voted" stickers to Virginia voters at the Hillsboro Old Stone School on November 04, 2025 in Hillsboro, Virginia. Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate, former Rep. Abigail Spanberger faces off against Republican candidate Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears in the Commonwealth of Virginia’s off-year election for governor and other statewide offices on November 4, a race that will lead to the first female governor in the commonwealth’s history. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Overview

  • The Democratic-controlled Senate approved the measure on Friday, following a House vote earlier in the week to complete the referral to the ballot.
  • If ratified, the amendment would allow mid-decade redistricting and place control of congressional maps with lawmakers rather than the current commission through 2030.
  • Democratic lawmakers say they plan to release a proposed congressional map later this month, and a new group, Virginians for Fair Elections, launched to campaign for passage.
  • Republicans, including the Virginia Senate GOP caucus and the RNC, condemned the effort as a partisan power grab, while the DCCC praised it as a step toward fair representation.
  • The Virginia fight is part of a national redistricting struggle ahead of the midterms, with recent moves in states like Texas and California and pending Supreme Court questions that could affect how districts are drawn.