It is part of a larger partisan battle on the issue as Democratic-led states respond to Republican states redrawing their maps after a call from President Donald Trump to give his party a better chance at holding on to its slim majority in the midterms.

The General Assembly has been meeting since Monday as part of the 2024 Special Session that never adjourned and the first two-and-a-half days have been a procedural process to expand the scope of the session to allow a redistricting amendment to be discussed.

That concluded shortly afternoon Wednesday and allowed the House to approve a resolution that gives lawmakers the option to redraw Virginia's 11 congressional districts, which are currently 6-5 in favor of Democrats.

Districts are currently drawn by a bipartisan commission that was

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