Split Tickets and a House Resolution
Cheers RVA!
Today will be cloudy and breezy with rain expected in the morning, with a high of 66 and a low of 47.
the juice:
The Virginia House of Delegates voted 51-42 to propose a constitutional amendment that could allow the legislature to redraw congressional districts.
The proposed amendment would need to pass the State Senate, and then be approved next year by both chambers before voters would have a chance to vote on the amendment.
House Joint Resolution 6007 states:
The amendment provides explicit authority for the General Assembly to modify one or more congressional districts, outside of the standard decennial redistricting cycle, in the event that any other state conducts a redistricting of the state's congressional districts outside of the standard decennial redistricting cycle or for any purpose other than complying with a state or federal court order to remedy an unlawful or unconstitutional district map.
the pulp:
CarMax, which is headquartered in Goochland County, has laid off 350 employees nationwide including 25 in Richmond, via WWBT.
Styleweekly has compiled a list of local Halloween Events, including the 20th annual Halloween Parade in Oregon Hill and trick-or-treating on Hanover Avenue.
the dive:
As recent polls suggest a potential split ticket in the upcoming Virginia election, David Poole from the Mercury dives into the history of split tickets in the state going back to 1969.
Poole writes:
It’s been 20 years since Virginia voters elected a slate of three statewide officials from different parties. The gradual tribalization of state politics has translated into more and more Virginians coming to the polls thinking of themselves as members of team red or team blue.
Four years ago, Republicans swept the three statewide races with nearly identical percentages of the vote (50.6, 50.7 and 50.4) in races for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general. Furthermore, the nonpartisan Virginia Public Access Project found that 2001 House of Delegates elections were highly correlated with the gubernatorial results.
Read the full article here.
the vibe:
Redditor creativedogmedia’s fall photos:
Have a creative day RVA!
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