by MCDC | Sep 26, 2020 | 2020 General Election, Action Alerts, Opinion, Virginia, Voter Rights
This fall, Virginians will vote on a constitutional amendment that could enshrine political gerrymandering in our state constitution. If you prefer a Virginia where voters choose their politicians with a truly independent and non-partisan redistricting commission, we...
by MCDC | Sep 4, 2020 | 2020 General Election, News
A conversation with Delegate Mark Levine (D-45) about the Constitutional Amendment that will be on November’s Virginia ballot. Mark’s position is summarized on his website at https://markfordelegate.com/content/primer-gerrymandering. The amendment is...
by MCDC | Aug 25, 2020 | 2020 General Election, Action Alerts, News, Opinion
No stranger to long-time members of the Madison County Democratic Committee, Founding Board Member and former President of OneVirginia2021, Linda Perriello posted this heartfelt letter on her Facebook page on Monday evening. Many of you know of my active involvement...
by MCDC | Mar 10, 2017 | 2017 General Election, 2018 General Election, Action Alerts, News
Every decade, with recent results of the census in hand, legislative districts are drawn. Redrawing political lines is a powerful tool that determines who wins an election, controls the legislature, and ultimately which laws pass. In Virginia, legislators create the...
by MCDC | Feb 18, 2017 | 2017 General Election, 2018 General Election, Discrimination, News, Racism, Voter Rights
A Republican-dominated general assembly is churning out laws that target the state’s new minorities http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2017/02/fruits-gerrymandering A Republican-dominated General Assembly is churning out legislation targeting the...
