On Saturday, Oct. 2, the Virginia Redistricting Commission failed to agree on one set of maps, as the October 10th deadline nears.

The commission was working to including public feedback into their draft, but with no single set of maps for the House of Delegates and State Senate, citizens will have over 40 maps to look at. It was understood that the commission would submit two maps to the public - one for the house and one for the Senate. There are 21 maps for the House of Delegates online, and 20 for the State Senate, and many haven’t been discussed by the commission yet.

The public can comment on proposed political districts in a string of virtual hearings this week. For more information on how to participate in the Oct. 6 public hearing for central Virginia region, go to the Virginia Redistricting Commission’s at: https://virginiaredistricting.org/PageReader.aspx?page=Hearings. The public needs to sign up to comment by noon the day before the public hearings.

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