Barack Obama has urged voters in Virginia to support plans to allow the state to redraw its congressional map ahead of the midterms.
In a video message shared with ABC News, the former president asked those in the Old Dominion to vote “yes” on April 21 in a referendum on whether to approve a new redistricting plan that could give Democrats four additional House seats following November’s elections.
The plans in Virginia are a counteraction to gerrymandering efforts demanded by President Donald Trump to give the GOP additional seats in states such as Texas and Florida.
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