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Former President Barack Obama urged Virginians to vote "yes" on a ballot measure to change how congressional maps are drawn. In a video released recently, Obama framed the referendum as a step toward fairer maps and urged a "yes" vote. The ballot question would temporarily transfer congressional map-drawing power from a nonpartisan commission back to Virginia's Democrat-controlled legislature through the 2030 election cycle.

Former President Barack Obama urged Virginians to vote yes on a redistricting referendum that could change who draws House districts. He recorded and released a direct-to-camera video message asking voters to back the ballot question ahead of Virginia's referendum. Supporters say the change would temporarily return map-drawing power from a commission to the Democratic-controlled legislature for a limited number of election cycles and could yield Democrats four additional House seats.