The amendment passed the Democrat-led Senate in a 21-16 vote, allowing Virginia to redistrict mid-decade if another state redraws their congressional maps before the end of the decade, The Hill news outlet reported. The constitutional amendment was passed Wednesday in the Virginia House of Delegates.

The Virginia Senate has passed a proposed constitutional amendment, allowing the state to begin congressional map redistricting before 2026.

The Virginia Senate passed a constitutional amendment on Friday that would allow the state to temporarily draw new congressional lines ahead of the next U.S. Census as Democrats look to counter

Virginia's push to redraw congressional maps is the latest chapter of a tussle among states to gain advantage for their majority party.