Judicial panel meets to approve application forms for citizen members
Panel of Retired Circuit Court Judges
This panel will select eight citizen members
Application process opens for citizen members
Citizens must be a Virginia resident for the past three years and must have voted in at least two of the last three general elections. Applicants CANNOT be considered if:
In addition, the prohibition extends to a parent, spouse, child, sibling, in-law of anyone who would be disqualified for the five reasons stated above
Deadline for General Assembly to name 8 legislators
Application deadline for citizen members
Deadline for legislators to submit a list of names for the judicial panel to consider as citizen nominees
Each of the four delegations — House Democrats, House Republicans, Senate Democrats, Senate Republicans — can nominate up to 16 nominees
Panel of five retired judges approved the eight (8) citizen members
In selecting citizen members, the panel of retired judges shall give consideration to the “racial, ethnic, geographic, and gender diversity of the Commonwealth.”
Deadline for commission to hold first meeting
The chairman must be selected among the eight citizen members.
Census deadline to provide Virginia with updated population data
Traditionally, Virginia has relied on getting Census data before other states, as it is one of only two states that redraw districts and hold elections this year. However, a top Census official said last month that it is “likely” that the updated population numbers will be released to all states at the same time, “as close as possible” to the April 1 statutory deadline.
Tentative deadline for House of Delegates maps to be approved in order to be used in November 2021 elections. (Based on August 24 primary date, request by Department of Elections for 99 days to give localities time to assign voters to new districts and 45 days of early voting before primary.)
The Department of Elections has told legislators that it needs 99 days between the time maps are approved until early voting in primary elections begins. Localities need time to reassign voting districts of millions of voters. Time is also needed to give candidates time to qualify for primary elections or other party nominating events.
In addition, under current law, early voting takes place 45 days before an election. The General Assembly could shorten that time for a primary election.
Start of 45-day early voting if House primaries are held on Aug. 24
Tentative date of House primary elections
General Election