
Last year, the Virginia state legislature took a step towards ending partisan gerrymandering by passing step one of a nonpartisan redistricting commission bill. To create the commission and end partisan redistricting, the legislature needs to pass step two of the bill this year, and then voters can take the final step by voting on a ballot referendum in November. AURN talks with D.C. area political and government consultant Philip Thompson about what redistricting reform means for Black representation in the state.
Click ▶️ to listen to AURN Washington Correspondent Jamie Jackson‘s report: