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VA: House Panel Approves Redistricting Plan

From PilotOnline:

A House committee Monday approved a revised redistricting map after Gov. Bob McDonnell last week vetoed a bill with plans drawn by the House GOP and Senate Democrats.

The new legislation sponsored by Del. Chris Jones, R-Suffolk, resembles the previously adopted House plan, though it reunites some precincts split on the old map.

Senate Democrats also received the governor’s message, which questioned the legality of their map and critiqued it for a lack of compact districts and the division of localities between districts.

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