After two special sessions, West Virginia lawmakers have finished redrawing the state’s legislative and congressional districts.
The Senate voted 15-14 Sunday to send Governor Earl Ray Tomblin a corrected redistricting plan for the House of Delegates. The House passed the bill 55-38 Saturday. Lawmakers ended the special session Sunday.
The “new” plan is much like the one approved during a five-day special session earlier this month but it addressed the issue of overlapped delegate districts in two counties that forced Governor Tomblin to veto the original bill. The House plan fixes the overlap errors. Delegates also approved minor changes to nearly half of its 67 districts. A court challenge by supporters of single-member districts is expected.