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WATCH: Jan. 14 Redistricting Reform Press Conference

Delegate Marcia Price was joined by voting rights advocates to discuss HB1256, proposed legislation to create an independent Virginia redistricting commission. An independent commission to handle the 2021 redistricting is critically important to ensure voters can choose their elected officials, not the other way around. For 400 years, Black people and people of color in […]

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Delegate Marcia Price and Voting Rights Advocates Unveil Redistricting Reform Proposal

HB1256 protects communities of color and public input while reforming the map-drawing process to ensure every voter has an equal voice. Delegate Marcia Price was joined this morning by voting rights advocates to discuss HB1256, proposed legislation to create an independent Virginia redistricting commission. An independent commission to handle the 2021 redistricting is critically important […]

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Progress Virginia Applauds Northam Veto Of Fake Redistricting Bill

Legislation Failed to Reign in Gerrymandering Abuses Invalidated by Federal Court Today we applaud Governor Ralph Northam’s veto of HB1598 and SB106! The bills, sponsored by Delegate Chris Jones and Senator David Sutterlein, purported to reform Virginia’s redistricting while failing to make any substantive changes to curtail politicians’ ability to rig elections. “Voters should choose […]