Subcommittee advances bill to exclude civilly committed residents from local redistricting counts The House Privileges and Elections Subcommittee reported HB 59 to reallocate civilly committed residents’ population for redistricting back to their prior domiciles; counsel said the bill affects redistricting counts only and does not change voting eligibility.

A new bill in Virginia aims to reshape redistricting by excluding civilly committed residents from local population counts, raising questions about the impact on small towns.

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