RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- Virginia Democrats have taken the first step toward redistricting Virginia.

On Monday, Oct. 27, the House of Delegates agreed to alter the scope of the current special session, allowing the chamber to take up redistricting.

To the ire of Republicans, Democrats argued that Republican-led efforts to gerrymander states across the nation have forced them to consider redrawing Virginia’s congressional maps ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

“So the trigger has already been pulled when it comes to attacks on our democracy,” Delegate Cia Price (D-Newport News), who chairs the House Privileges and Elections Committee, told reporters.

“Just because a bad idea was proposed and even taken up by a few of our sister states, such as North Carolina or California, is not a re

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