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
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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