Ralph Northam (D) is calling the General Assembly into special session on Aug. 30 to redraw legislative districts that a federal court deemed had been racially gerrymandered. But changes to those districts could have a cascading effect, altering the demographics of some of the 22 adjacent districts. The August special session, Cox said, gives Northam and Democratic House leaders a chance to “demonstrate a willingness to engage in a good-faith effort. We look forward to reviewing their proposal.”Republican leaders were peeved by Northam’s insistence on a special session while the case is on appeal. There is no time frame on the special session called by Northam, but it would be working under the Oct. 30 deadline unless Republicans succeed in getting that date suspended.

Source: Washington Post August 20, 2018 15:20 UTC