Public Airs Views On Latest State Redistricting Proposal
In Richmond a House committee backed a plan for eight at large cities with multi member districts and single member districts elsewhere. The bill includes a fallback of 100 single member districts if unconstitutional. Public critics argued multi member districts dilute black voting strength and urged varied equity, while supporters predicted quick assembly approval.
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Birefield Daily Telegraph
Richmond
House
Virginia
House Privileges & Elections
General Assembly
John Dalton
U. S. Department of Justice
Alexandria
Hampton
Norfolk
Newport News
Portsmouth
Roanoke
Chesapeake
Committee
House of Delegates
Judy Goldberg
American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia
ACLU
Justice Department
Assembly
Jane Morris
Common Cause of
Virginia Highway Contracts Granted
Nineteen contracts totaling 9.2 million dollars for state highway work were approved by the Virginia Highway and Transportation Commission from October bids. Local projects include Wythe County bridge construction by Southwestern Virginia Development Corp for 323,151 dollars and multi mile widening and resurfacing in Buchanan County and nearby areas funded by Coal Severance Tax, with Adams Construction and Branch and Associates earning bids ranging from 253,637 to 408,632 dollars.
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State of Virginia Highway and Transportation Commission
Wythe County
Reed Creek
Wytheville
Southwestern Virginia Development Corporation
Buchanan County
Coal Severance
General Assembly
Adams Construction Company and Subsidiary
Roanoke
Shack Mills
Branch and Associates, Inc
Stacy
Adams Construction Company
Virginia Briers Field Narrows Senate Candidate list
Washington AP reported Rep. Stan Parris withdrew from consideration for the U S Senate seat vacated by Harry Byrd Jr. Virginia. He debated the $2 million statewide campaign, then chose to keep his 8th District House seat. In Lynchburg, lawyers argued over the confidentiality of a computer customer list as former bank employees face petty larceny charges.
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Washington
Senate
Harry F. Byrd Jr
India
Stan Parris
8Th
Virginia
United States Senate
Parris
Lynchburg, Va
Lynchburg
Ernest Evans
James Smith Jr
Central Fidelity Bank
First National Exchange Bank of Roanoke
Buchanan Supervisors Adopt Redistricting Plan
Buchanan County officials approve a reapportionment plan after a public hearing and expect DOJ approval before implementation. Wayne Horne, county administrator, says the plan should satisfy federal review requirements. The Daily Telegraph reports on the Monday remarks and the board action in JAUNDY VA.
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Daily Telegraph
Jaundy
Buchanan
Wayne Horne
Board of Supervisors
U.S. Justice Department
County keeps seven voting districts in redistricting plan
Horne defends a reapportionment that preserves seven supervisor districts with minor boundary changes and rejects a five-district alternative. He asserts the plan is fair despite minority voting concerns and aims to mail the plan to the Justice Department soon.
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Horne
Justice Department
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