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.”
Redistricting Commission held its first meeting
Statutory deadline (unlikely to be met) for Census to provide states with population data needed for redistricting
Census officials say the data Virginia needs to redraw legislative boundaries likely will not be available before July 31. This delay means it's likely that House of Delegates elections this November will take place in existing districts.
Tentative date of House of Delegates primary elections
The primary election date is set for June 8. But the General Assembly could move the House primary date to August. It may depend on the likelihood that new House districts can be drawn in time for November elections.
Alternative date for House primary elections
General Election