Evening star., 1952-02-28
Token Strategy
peri|s Virginia
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leglslatlan making only token
changes w the legislative districts
The State eanstltHtlpn says theirs
shall he . Feappprtlpnment In thu
year 1889 and every 10 years
thereafter,
4 hint as to what effort ID
helne made 10 make as few
changes a. possible has been given
by 0 member OF the Senate Priv
ileges and Elections Committee
He said he is preparing amend
ments to the commission bills
which would result In very little
alteration In existing House and
senatorial District boundaries,
To Come Tip Today.
Chairman Robert G, Vaden OF
the Senate Committee said his
group would consider reapportion.
nient today.
The House Privileges and Elec.
tionS Committee also was TO meet
this afternoon but probably will
not get around TO the question
OF legislative reapportionment
Instead, II will take up the more
poiltically-loaded question Of re-
distfieting the State into 10 Con.
gressienal Districts.
So far. the bill sponsored by
Senator Charles r, FenWlck of
Arlington, and 10 other Senators,
has the edge in that committee,
The bill would give Arlington,
Alexandria. Fairfax and Falls
Church the States new 10th Con-
gressional District, But there are
o number of other bills before that
committee which incorporate var.
iations, including some that place
the 10th District In the Norfolk
area.
Question Has Priority.
Reports circulating at both ends
Of the capitol indicate that the
Congressional redistricting ques-
ton has been given priority over
all other matters before the Elec-
tions Committees. The Fenwick
bill already has been reported out
Of the Senate Committee and has
passed the Senate. Therefore, the
Senate Committee is clear to take
up the legislative reapportionment
problem.
On the House side, committee
members have indicated that even
fewer changes may be proposed in
General Assembly representation.
One Of these involves O bill CO.
patroned by Delegates Edwin
Lynch Of Fairfax and Edward M.
Hudgins Of Chesterfield.
Several weeks ago they spon-
sored q bill to make the existing
law comply with changed circutn.
stances since the last feapportion.
taent Of the State 10 years ago.
The communities Of Falls Church
and Colonial Heights have been
cities since the last feapp6fti0h4
Ef1eht law WAS enacted. All their
bill sought % do was 10 name these
cities as parts Of their respective
House and Senatorial Districts
There we're no actual changes In
any Oh The States legislative dlsa
tFlets involved
Substitute Strategy
A member OF the House e9Illu
Ralttee indicated, heWeVePl that
some assemblVmeH were attempts
lnR to enact the HHdRlnsHbyReh
bin 40 thai 1t might be considered
% the Feapn9Ftienment measure
required by the constitution
Mr. Lynch has asked II no would
90 aleng with this strategy
1T they try IT," the Fairfax
legislator said, "hath Of Us are
agreed that We viii Withdraw the
bill"
The Fedistricting commission
created by the 1850 General AS
semhly brought in recommenda-
tions for new legislative districts
which are incorporated in House
and Senate bills, Here Is how
some Northern Virginia areas
would fare under the legislation; |;
Senatorial districts - Arlington
(unchangedD, one Senator; Alex
andria, one; Fairfax and Falls
Church. one; Augusta. Highland,
Staunton and Waynesboro. one;
Page. Rappahannock, Rocking
ham, Warren and Harrisonburg,
one: Clarke, Frederick, Shenan-
doah. Winchester and Loudoun,
one.
Also. AlbeTnarle, Flubanna,
Greene, Madison and Charlottes.
vile. one; Culpeper. Fauquier.
Fredericksburg. Orange. Stafford
and Prince william, one: Caroline,
Goochland, Hanover, King VIII
liam. Spotsylvania, Louisa and
King George. one.
House Districts.
House districts - Alexandria,
two Gan increase Of one); Arling-
ton and Falls Church, three car.
lington alone now has two):
Fairfax. two (Fairfax now COM
bined with Falls Church for only
one).
Albemarle. Greene and Madison.
one: Charlottesville, one: Augusta,
staunton. WayneSboro and High
land, two: Spotsylvania, Fred
ericksburg and Orange, one;
Loudoun, one; Page, Warren and
Rappahannock, one; Prince VIII
liam and Stafford, one; Rocking
ham and Harrisonhurg. two;
Shenandoah, one.
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