Early voting for Special Election ends this week
This Saturday (April 18) is the last chance voters have to cast their ballots early for the April 21 Special Election. Ballots can be cast at the Floyd County Courthouse on Saturday from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.
This Saturday (April 18) is the last chance voters have to cast their ballots early for the April 21 Special Election. Ballots can be cast at the Floyd County Courthouse on Saturday from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.
The upcoming election revolves around congressional redistricting rules, which currently allow the Virginia Redistricting Commission to re-draw district lines once every 10 years.
Virginia Department of Elections (VDOE) explains, “The proposed amendment would give the General Assembly the authority to redraw one or more of Virginia's congressional districts before 2031 in limited circumstances. In the event that another state redraws its own congressional districts before 2031, without being ordered by a court to do so, the General Assembly would then be able to redraw Virginia's congressional districts. The General Assembly's power to do so would continue until Oct. 31, 2030, and the Virginia Redistricting Commission would reassume the responsibility of drawing the congressional districts in 2031.”
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Ballot question: Should the Constitution of Virginia be amended to allow the General Assembly to temporarily adopt new congressional districts to restore fairness in the upcoming elections, while ensuring Virginia's standard redistricting process resumes for all future redistricting after the 2030 census?
The VDOE website further explains that a “yes” vote “would allow the General Assembly to redraw Virginia's congressional districts, since other states have done so, in addition to giving effect to the proposed district map in time for the 2026 Congressional elections, and return the responsibility of drawing the congressional districts in 2031 to the Virginia Redistricting Commission.” A "no" vote would leave Virginia's current districts in place, and the Redistricting Commission would remain on the 10-year schedule, re-examining district lines in 2031.
Learn more about the April 21 Special Election from the Virginia Department of Elections and the Virginia Public Access Project. Keep up with the Floyd Office of Elections and important dates online at www.votefloydva.gov. Additional election coverage from Floyd Times, including a map of proposed new districts, can be found here.
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