Scott Statement on Redistricting Decision by U.S. District Court in Richmond
NEWPORT NEWS, VA – Congressman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement on the U.S. District Court in Richmond again ruling in Page v. Virginia State Board of Elections that the 2012 congressional redistricting plan implemented by the Commonwealth of Virginia as it pertains to the 3rd Congressional District was unconstitutional and that the Virginia General Assembly must draw new boundaries by September 1, 2015:
"Today's decision by the U.S. District Court is consistent with the Supreme Court's recent decision in Alabama Legislative Black Caucus v. Alabama. While I was not involved in this lawsuit, I was a proponent of the redistricting plan sponsored by State Senator Mamie Locke in 2011, which made all congressional districts in the Commonwealth more compact and contiguous. I hope and expect the General Assembly will more equitably and appropriately balance the influence of all Virginia's voters, as mandated by this decision, when they redraw the third congressional district and adjacent congressional districts by the September 1st deadline."
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