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As VA Redistricting Commission Comes Down the Home Stretch, Del. Marcus Simon Vows, the “General Assembly isn’t going to pass maps rated an F by independent gerrymandering experts”

The Princeton Gerrymandering Project called the GOP-drawn Senate map a "doozy" and a "Republican gerrymander"

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The VA Redistricting Commission has been meeting for hours today, with time running out for them to complete their work (next week they’ll have public hearings, then needs to finish it work by October 10). See below for some updates, including from VAPLAN, as well as the Princeton Gerrymandering Project giving the Republican-drawn State Senate map a grade of “F,” describing it as a “Significant Republican advantage.” Is this what Virginians thought they were voting for last year, when they approved Amendment 1? Highly doubtful…

 

 

 

 

Del. Marcus Simon says there’s no way the House of Delegates is going to pass a map graded “F” by the Princeton Gerrymandering Project

 

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