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Virginia Senate reconvenes for special session as lawmakers debate revisiting redistricting amendment
Summary
The Virginia Senate met Oct. 28, 2025, for a special session to consider actions tied to the state's redistricting constitutional amendment, prompting sharp debate about process, timing and voter participation.
RICHMOND, Oct. 28, 2025 — The Virginia Senate met Tuesday in a special session that centered on whether the General Assembly should take new action related to the state's constitutional amendment on redistricting, a move that drew sharply divided comments from senators over process and timing.
The governor placed a written communication on senators' desks from Gov. Glenn Youngkin criticizing the reconvening as an eleventh-hour attempt to "ram through a constitutional amendment." The Senate voted 19-16 to waive reading of that communication.
Why it matters: Senators debating the measure said any change could alter how Virginians' votes are reflected in future districting and that the timing — with more than a million Virginians having already cast ballots in the ongoing statewide election — raised questions about whether voters would have a fair chance to weigh in.
Several senators urged caution and defended the redistricting reforms…
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