A “YES” vote supports allowing the General Assembly to redraw congressional districts between January 1, 2025, and October 31, 2030, if another state redraws its districts for reasons other than completing decennial redistricting or complying with a court order.
If the amendment is approved, House Bill 29 would take effect and implement a new congressional district map that shifts four Republican-held districts to be more Democratic, based on the 2025 gubernatorial election results.
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Ballot Measure Layout
YES
A “YES” vote supports allowing the General Assembly to redraw congressional districts between January 1, 2025, and October 31, 2030, if another state redraws its districts for reasons other than completing decennial redistricting or complying with a court order.
If the amendment is approved, House Bill 29 would take effect and implement a new congressional district map that shifts four Republican-held districts to be more Democratic, based on the 2025 gubernatorial election results.
The constitutional amendment would provide that the Virginia Redistricting Commission will redraw congressional districts in 2031.
NO
A “NO” vote opposes allowing the General Assembly to redraw congressional districts between January 1, 2025, and October 31, 2030.
The congressional map adopted by the Virginia Redistricting Commission would remain in place through 2030 unless changed by a court order.
Overview
What would the amendment do?
Potential changes to congressional districts
How would the state’s 11 congressional districts change?
Text of measure
What will voters see on the ballot? What would change in the constitution?
Supporters
Who is leading the support campaign? Who has endorsed the measure?
Opponents
Who is leading the opposition campaign? Who has opposed the measure?
Campaign finance
What PACs are involved with the measure? Who are the largest donors?
Polls
What do the polls show?
Background
What other states are redistricting in 2026? What is the standing redistricting process in Virginia?
Path to the ballot
What was the process for placing the measure on the ballot? What is the state of litigation surrounding the amendment?
Overview
What would the constitutional amendment do?
See also: Text of measure
The constitutional amendment would allow the Virginia General Assembly to conduct congressional redistricting before the next federal census if another state first participates in congressional redistricting.[1]
On February 20, 2026, Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) signed House Bill 29, which details the proposed boundaries of new congressional districts. Currently, the partisan split of Virginia delegates in the U.S. House is 6-5. Based on the 2025 gubernatorial election results, the proposed map would result in a partisan split of 10-1, with Democrats potentially gaining four additional seats in the U.S. House. The maps are provisionally approved; the new districts will not go into effect unless the constitutional amendment is approved by voters. Click here to see the proposed maps.
Because Texas, Missouri, and other states enacted new district maps in 2025, the amendment would allow the General Assembly to conduct congressional redistricting before the next scheduled redistricting process, planned for 2031. The amendment specifies that such a redistricting measure would need to be completed between January 1, 2025, and October 31, 2030.[1]
What are the current rules for congressional redistricting in Virginia?
See also: Virginia Question 1, Redistricting Commission Amendment (2020)
The state constitution requires congressional redistricting every ten years after 2021. It requires that a 16-member redistricting commission create the new congressional and General Assembly maps.
In 2020, Virginia voters approved Question 1, which transferred the authority for redrawing redistricting maps from the General Assembly to the 16-member redistricting commission.
The redistricting commission is composed of eight citizens and eight legislators. The eight citizens are recommended by legislative leaders and selected by a committee of five retired circuit court judges. The legislators appointed to the redistricting commission are determined based on the political parties with the largest memberships in the General Assembly. Assuming the two largest parties in Virginia are the Republican and Democratic parties, the commission would be composed of two Senate Democrats, two Senate Republicans, two House Democrats, and two House Republicans.
The constitutional amendment would not abolish this redistricting commission, but it would allow the General Assembly to temporarily amend congressional maps between decades.
What was the process for putting this on the ballot?
See also: Path to the ballot
The process for placing a constitutional amendment on the ballot in Virginia spans two successive legislative sessions and an election.
On October 29, 2025, the state House approved the constitutional amendment, titled House Joint Resolution 6007 (HJ 6007), in a vote of 51-42, with six members not voting.[2] On October 31, 2025, the state Senate approved HJ 6007 in a vote of 21-16, with three senators not voting.[2] Both votes were along party lines, with Democrats voting for the amendment and Republicans voting against it.
On January 14, 2026, the state House approved the constitutional amendment, this time titled House Joint Resolution 4 (HJ 4), in a vote of 62-33, with five members absent or not voting.[3] On January 16, 2026, the state Senate approved the amendment in a vote of 21-18.[3] Both votes were along party lines, with Democrats voting for the amendment and Republicans voting against it.
On January 21, 2026, state Del. Luke Torian (D-24) introduced House Bill 1384 (HB 1384), which scheduled a special election on the amendment on April 21, 2026.[4] On January 26, 2026, the state House voted to approve the bill in a vote of 61-34. Three Democrats and two Republicans did not vote on the measure. On January 29, 2026, the state Senate voted to approve the bill in a vote of 21-19. Both votes were along party lines, with Democrats voting for the amendment and Republicans voting against it. Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) signed the bill on February 6, 2026.
A number of lawsuits were filed with the Virginia state courts to attempt to block the amendment from being placed on the April 21 ballot. The Virginia Supreme Court has stated that the election can go forward despite the ongoing litigation. Click here to read more about the lawsuits surrounding the constitutional amendment.
Potential changes to congressional districts
Maps proposed by House Bill 29
See also: Virginia congressional districts, 2026
As of 2026, Virginia has 11 congressional districts with voters within each district electing a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. On February 6, 2026, the state House introduced amendments to House Bill 29 (HB 29), which detail the proposed boundaries of the new congressional districts.[5] The state House approved HB 29 on February 10, in a vote of 63-35. The state Senate approved it on February 19 in a vote of 21-18. Gov. Spanberger (D) signed the bill into law on February 20. The maps are provisionally approved; they will not go into effect unless the constitutional amendment is approved by voters.
The following maps compare the state’s congressional districts currently in place with the new districts proposed by the state legislature. The maps show the partisan lean of districts based on results from the most recent gubernatorial election. Hover over a district to view specific vote percentages.
Methodology
Proposed congressional district data was obtained from the Virginia General Assembly.[5][6] Election results for the 2025 gubernatorial election were obtained from the Virginia Public Access Project.[7]
Data provided by the Virginia General Assembly did not include vote percentages or numbers for independent
