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Virginia should lead the way on redistricting reform

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By Sam Wang, Aaron Barden, Jason Rhode
| The Virginia Mercury
The 1812 political cartoon that helped popularize the "Gerry-mander," named for Massachusetts Gov. Elbridge Gerry. (Public domain) By Sam Wang, Aaron Barden and Jason Rhode This year, Virginia once again has the chance to act as history-maker. Amendment 1 on the statewide ballot will create a hybrid, bipartisan redistricting commission that meaningfully includes citizens for the first time.
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Clearing things up and calling for a veto-session revival in Virginia

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By Aaron Barden
| election.princeton.edu
Clearing things up and calling for a veto-session revival in Virginia April 8th, 2020, 10:49am by Aaron Barden PGP has released one-page summaries about the Virginia redistricting reform amendment’s minority protections, commission process, and transparency requirements. These one-pagers act as updates to our February 2020 report and suggest that Governor Northam use his amendment power to revive the enabling legislation’s key provisions ahead of this month’s veto session.
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Virginia’s amendment one step closer to being the South’s first redistricting commission

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By Aaron Barden
| election.princeton.edu
Following a close floor vote in the House, Virginia’s General Assembly has now passed its constitutional amendment, SJ18, creating a 16-member bipartisan, hybrid redistricting commission. As a result, this amendment will head to the voters this November to be considered as a ballot question.
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