News
- (8/23/10) - Six public
hearings have been scheduled thoughout the Commonwealth to encourage
public input into the 2011 redistricting process. View News
Release.
- (3/21/11) - Ten meetings
and public hearings have been scheduled for March-April, 2011. View
Schedule.
- (4/11/11) - HB 5001
(Jones, S.C.) passed by both houses. The conference committee substitute
includes redistricting plans for both the House of Delegates and Senate.
- (4/15/11) - Governor
McDonnell vetoes HB 5001 citing criticisms mainly of the Senate redistricting
plan portion of the Bill.
- (4/28/11) - HB 5005
(Jones, S.C.) passed by both houses. The bill includes redistricting
plans for both the House of Delegates and Senate.
- (4/29/11) - Governor
McDonnell signs HB 5005 into law, Ch.1, 2011 Acts of Assembly (Special
Session I).
- (5/10/11) - The Attorney
General's Office submitted the enacted redistricting plans for the House
of Delegates and Senate to the Departent of Justice for approval pursuant
to Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. The Office also filed suit in
the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia asking for preclearance
of the plans.
- (6/17/11) - The Department
of Justice precleared the House of Delegates and Senate Redistricting
plans (HB 5005/Ch.1, 2011 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I) submitted
pursuant to Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act on 5/10/11. View Preclearance
Letter.
- (3/14/12) - The Department
of Justice precleared the Congressional Redistricting plan (HB 251/Ch.1,
2012 Acts of Assembly) submitted pursuant to Section 5 of the Voting
Rights Act on 2/2/12. View Preclearance
Letter.
- (3/14/12) - The Department
of Justice filed a notice with the DC Court showing that a determination
was made. View Notice.
- (10/2/13)
- Suit filed in the federal District Court for the Eastern District
of Virginia (Case No. 3:13cv678) challenging the constitutionality of
Virginia’s 3rd Congressional District. View Bill
of Complaint.
- (10/7/14) - Virginia's
3rd Congressional District found unconstitutional (Case No. 3:13cv678).
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