Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger said she has no intention of undertaking a redistricting effort in Virginia if she’s elected governor in November. “Short answer is no,” Spanberger said about the prospects of redistricting, local outlet 7News reported. “Virginia by constitutional amendment has a new redistricting effort that was put in place and first utilized in the 2021 redistricting,” she continued.

“I’ve been watching with interest what other states are doing, but I have no plans to redistrict Virginia.” Spanberger’s campaign confirmed the statement to The Hill. In Virginia, the governor has little power over the redistricting process. Voters in 2020 approved a constitutional amendment giving redistricting authority to a bipartisan commission, with the goal of inc

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