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House OKs deferring primaries to August
Updated: Thursday, 09 Feb 2012, 2:40 PM EST
Published : Thursday, 09 Feb 2012, 2:40 PM EST
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - With Virginia's new, hastily passed congressional redistricting plans undergoing federal scrutiny with lawsuits possibly lurking later, the House has unanimously approved emergency legislation delaying June's primaries.
On a 97-0 vote, the House Thursday voted to move primaries for Virginia's 11 U.S. House districts and a Senate seat from June to Aug. 7.
A partisan deadlock last year was never broken between the Democratic Senate and its plan to create two largely black districts and a Republican House version with just one majority-black district.
This year, with Republicans ruling the House, Senate and governor's office, the Republican bill from last year was rushed into law.
The Justice Department is vetting the law for compliance with the Voting Rights Act. A lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of a redistricting plan passed after 2011.
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