The amendment was approved with a 21-16 vote.

Virginia currently has a 6-5 Democratic majority in Congress. Democratic state lawmakers are seeking to add more seats for their party in response to President Donald Trump asking Republican-controlled states to redraw their maps and give his party a better chance to keep control of the House of Representatives in 2026.

Congressional maps are currently drawn by a bipartisan commission that was approved by 66% of Virginia voters in 2020.

The amendment would give the party in power which is Democrats right now the option to redraw districts through 2030 before returning to the commission process.

Republicans have criticized the process as a power grab that ignores what voters approved five years ago and impacts people who voted early before t

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