RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Federal judges have appointed a special expert to help redraw Virginia’s state legislative districts for future elections.
A three-judge panel appointed Bernard Grofman, an economics and political science professor at the University of California, Irvine, on Thursday. The judges indicated they want a new map in place by March 28, 2019.
A federal court ruled this summer that lawmakers illegally packed black voters into 11 districts and ordered lawmakers to draw a new map by the end of this month.
That’s unlikely to happen. Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam has said the court is best positioned to draw a new map, and vowed to veto Republican-drawn maps.
Grofman was picked by judges in 2015 to help redraw the state’s congressional districts.
we must cheat, cheat and continue to cheat because we can’t win any other way
He must mean Rethugs don’t redraw maps correctly. So shocking!
Baby steps here people, baby steps…
Remember, the GOP has had 40 years to put into place their nefarious voter suppression schemes that are anathema to true democracy.
Bit by bit, we need to claw back the right to vote, and have that vote count.It will be along, slow slog, but we must keep our eyes on the prize.
First and foremost, we need to GET OUT AND VOTE next month, AND EVERY SINGLE TIME thereafter. Every single election from here on is the MOST IMPORTANT election ever.
Vote Early, Vote Often!
I can hear Virginia Republicans crying now, unfair, unfair! Screw them…