New Virginia Beach voting districts divide Oceanfront resort area, raise questions
New Virginia Beach voting districts divide Oceanfront resort area, raise questions
- January 3, 2022
- Bernie Grofman, poli sci, Yahoo News (The Virginian-Pilot), Jan. 3, 2022
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A federal judge approved the new map, drawn by [Bernard Grofman, Distinguished] Professor of political science at the University of California, Irvine. It establishes 10 voting districts across the city to replace the at-large election system for City Council members that was previously declared illegal and discriminatory. Virginia Beach is appealing the ruling.
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