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Tracking Virginia’s General Assembly
since 2007.
HJ61: Constitutional amendment; redistricting process for congressional & G.A. district bound. (1st ref).
Chief Patron
Del.
Ward Armstrong (D-10)
Ward Armstrong
(D-10)
Martinsville, VA
Served: 1992–
Progress
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Status
Bill is Dead
Summary
Constitutional amendment (first resolution); congressional and General Assembly districts; the redistricting process. Provides for a bipartisan panel of three special masters drawn from a pool of retired judges to redraw congressional and General Assembly district boundaries after each decennial census and for voter approval of the plan adopted by the panel. The amendment is patterned after California Proposition 77 (2005). View Full Text »
Poll Results
3 votes
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