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GreenWave

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1. voting has started, already the GOP attack dogs are obfuscating reality.
Sun Mar 8, 2026, 12:29 PM
Mar 8
https://www.cvilletomorrow.org/newsletter/early-voting-on-an-important-constitutional-amendment-begins-today/

While technically designated as a “special election,” there are no candidates on the ballot. Instead, between today, Friday, March 6, and Tuesday, April 21, voters are being asked to decide whether to amend the Virginia Constitution to allow state lawmakers to redraw the congressional district map. Congressional district maps are usually redrawn once every 10 years after each U.S. census. The amendment would allow Virginia to redraw its map earlier — this year.

It’s a highly controversial amendment. The proposed redistricting would make it more likely that Virginia elects more Democrats to represent the state in the U.S. House of Representatives during this year’s election. Virginia Democrats say the change would allow the state to respond to aggressive redistricting in other states that favor Republicans and ensure fair representation. Republicans argue the amendment would open the door to partisan gerrymandering and undermine Virginia’s current redistricting process.

Unsurprisingly, there have been multiple lawsuits to stop this amendment from going through, but the state Supreme Court last month ruled it could go ahead to the ballot.
From the Associated Press: Virginia court allows a referendum on Democratic-led redistricting that could flip 4 US House seats


Note: It needs to be mentioned that this election is the will of the people, unlike Texas et alia where the GOP crammed their partisan gerrymandering down the throats of the voters,

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