Anticipating both growth and shifts in the population of the United States, our forefathers saw the importance of protecting fair representation for each citizen.

The U.S. Constitution requires that after every census, held at the beginning of each decade, the House of Representatives must be reapportioned  to reflect each state’s population. This is because the Constitution requires each Representative to serve on behalf of an equal number of citizens. The geographic area each district covers has to be updated so that each district is equal in population.

It works the same way for state Senate and House of Delegates districts. The Virginia Constitution mandates redistricting each decade in line with the census.

The Virginia Redistricting Coalition is a non-partisan, statewide group of organizations and individuals who advocate bipartisan redistricting reform. Active Coalition leadership comes from member organizations, including the League of Women Voters, AARP of Virginia, Virginia Chamber of Commerce, Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce, Greater Norfolk Corporation, Virginia Business Council, Virginia League of Conservation Voters, Future of Hampton Roads, Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy, Virginia 21, Virginia Organizing and Richmond First Club.  Individually, citizens, business leaders, elected leaders and former state elected leaders joined the Coalition effort to obtain fair, nonpartisan redistricting that would contribute to improved representation and better government in Virginia.