Virginia’s redistricting plan, picked by court, could shift some districts toward Democrats
Virginia’s redistricting plan, picked by court, could shift some districts toward Democrats
- January 23, 2019
- Bernie Grofman, poli sci, via PBS Newshour (AP), U.S. News and World Report, The Washington Times, SF Gate, and numerous media publications nationwide, Jan. 23, 2019
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University of California, Irvine political science professor Bernard Grofman was chosen
as a special master after the GOP-controlled General Assembly and Democratic Gov.
Ralph Northam were unable to reach an agreement on a redistricting plan. Grofman has
said redrawing the lines of the districts also affected some surrounding districts,
resulting in a total of 26 districts being redrawn.
For the full story, please visit https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/virginias-redistricting-plan-picked-by-court-could-shift-some-districts-toward-democrats.
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