Summary
VIRGINIA Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli made headlines last fall when he said the state should not need pre-clearance of its redistricting plan from the U.S. Department of Justice, as required under the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Earlier this month, it was reported that Virginia's congressional representatives had agreed to a redistricting plan that would protect all of their seats, which includes one minority-majority district among the 11.
At the redistricting hearing held Monday evening in Norfolk, it was reported that there were "repeated calls" for "new legislative district lines calculated to increase black representation in the General Assembly and Congress."See the full content of this document
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Redistricting and Race
While the focus on redistricting has been at the state level, it should be noted that localities also will be affected. In parti...
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