Virginia Democrats finished the first step to potentially redraw the state's congressional district maps as states around the country race to gain an advantage ahead of next year's midterm elections.

The state Senate approved on Friday the constitutional amendment that already cleared the House.

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The General Assembly will need to pass it again in January, and then it can go to the voters for final approval in a special election, likely in April.

The resolution would allow the General Assembly to draw new congressional maps, giving the majority the control to favor their party, which will likely be Democrats.

This national trend started in July when President Donald Trump called on red states to gerrymander their distri

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