The Virginia General Assembly on Thursday approved a new plan to redraw the state’s 140 legislative districts, avoiding an unpredictable and drawn-out court battle that could have followed Gov. Bob McDonnell’s veto of its first plan.
Lawmakers had to return to Richmond this week to redraw the map because McDonnell objected to a Senate plan that he said potentially violated federal election laws and garnered no Republican support.
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