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Democrats are seeking voter approval to suspend constitutional requirements for a bipartisan redistricting commission and instead draw their own congressional districts that heavily favor their party.
After citizens in Republican states used ballot measures to protect abortion, expand Medicaid and raise the minimum wage, statehouses are moving to make such initiatives much harder.
'Selling citizenships to our Country'
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The ballot asks voters whether the state constitution should be amended to allow lawmakers to temporarily redraw congressional districts ahead of the next census, before returning to the standard process after 2030.
The Heritage Acton poll shows 43 percent of respondents are opposed to changing the constitution,, while 26 percent support the referendum.
Voters in Virginia will decide on April 21 whether to redraw the state’s congressional map. Turnout is even higher, thus far, than it was in last year’s governor’s election.
Early voting began for a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow the Virginia General Assembly to redraw congressional districts before the next census under limited circumstances. Election Day for the referendum is April 21.
The Virginia Supreme Court scheduled arguments on the legality of the constitutional amendment after the April 21 election
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The Convention of States needs support from 34 states to convene an Article Five convention that would propose constitutional amendments.
A proposed Constitutional amendment that would give Congress the power to block presidential pardons gained its first House Republican co-sponsor on Monday. Why it matters: It's a rare display of GOP defiance against President Trump, whose pardons have been the subject of bipartisan backlash in several cases. - The president began his second term by pardoning thousands of Jan. 6 defendants , including many who were charged with assaulting law enforcement during the 2021 Capitol riot. - He has since granted clemency or pardons to Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas), former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.), Ozy Media CEO Carlos Watson , Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht , former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and cryptocurrency mogul Changpeng "CZ"…