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BREAKING: Democrats have flipped both chambers of Virginia's legislature & gained full control of state govt for the first time since 1993. This potentially paves the way for a huge expansion of voting rights in a state that's terrible on voting access dailykos.com/story/2019/11/…
A 2018 study found Virginia ranked 49th worst state for voting access. Democrats could now pass automatic & same-day voter registration, early voting & no-excuse absentee voting, campaign finance restrictions in a state that has none(!), & more
Virginia Democrats will now have full control over 2020s redistricting
Virginia is now the first of the 11 former states that fought against the Union in the Slaveholders' Rebellion to have a modern, progressive-orient Democratic state government. This is a sea change for a state that voted GOP in every presidential election from 1968 until 2008
Virginia is also likely set to have its first woman state House speaker in history
Virginia Democrats taking full control of the state legislature means VA will likely be the 38th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, setting up a potential legal battle over whether the ratification period has expired or not
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