Constitutional amendment for mid-decade congressional redistricting (HJ 4)
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Virginia
2026
This constitutional amendment allows the General Assembly to adjust congressional districts only between 2025 and 2030 and only if another state changes its district maps mid-decade for non-census, non-court reasons. It keeps existing requirements for districts to be contiguous, compact, population-based, and protect minority voters. Redistricting laws take effect immediately and apply to the next election, with incumbents serving out their terms in their original districts.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want Virginia to be able to change congressional districts between 2025 and 2030 when other states alter theirs for non-census, non-court reasons, with changes taking effect immediately under existing fairness rules.
Organizations that support this bill may include state legislative leaders, party committees, and groups that favor giving Virginia limited 2025-2030 flexibility to adjust congressional maps in response to other states’ mid-decade redistricting.
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Vote No on this bill if you want to keep maps unchanged between censuses, avoid mid-decade shifts in representation and partisan balance, and require redistricting only once every ten years or by court order.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include good government and anti-gerrymandering groups, voting rights advocates concerned about instability, and election administrators who prefer predictable, once-a-decade maps.
