POLITICS

Virginia Democrats plan to redraw the state's congressional maps

Virginia Democrats will reopen an unfinished special legislative session Monday to pursue new congressional maps, exploiting a procedural loophole despite the governor’s sole authority to call special sessions. House Speaker Don Scott outlined the move as Republicans in Texas, Missouri and North Carolina, at Donald Trump’s urging, pass maps aimed at boosting GOP House prospects. The States Project confirmed Democrats’ plan, while Republican nominee Winsome Earle-Sears’ campaign called it “panic.” With statewide elections less than two weeks away, Democrats may seek to bypass Virginia’s constitutional redistricting commission through a multi-step amendment process.

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