Va. Code Ann. tit. 30, ch. 39

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Va. Code Ann. § 30-263 Joint Reapportionment Committee; membership; terms; quorum; compensation and expenses

A. The Joint Reapportionment Committee (the Joint Committee) is established in the legislative branch of state government. The Joint Committee shall consist of five members of the Committee on Privileges and Elections of the House of Delegates and three members of the Committee on Privileges and Elections of the Senate appointed by the respective chairmen of the two committees. Members shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. B. The Joint Committee shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman from among its membership. A majority of the members of the Joint Committee shall constitute a quorum. The meetings of the Joint Committee shall be held at the call of the chairman or whenever the majority of the members so request. C. The Joint Committee shall supervise activities required for the tabulation of population for the census and for the timely reception of precinct population data for reapportionment. D. Members shall receive such compensation as provided in § 30-19.12 and shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as provided in §§ 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825 . Funding for the costs of compensation and expenses of the members shall be provided by the Office of the Clerk of the House of Delegates and the Office of Clerk of the Senate for their respective members. 1986, c. 593, § 24.1-40.10; 1992, c. 425; 1993, c. 641, § 24.2-300; 2004, c. 1000 ; 2020, Sp. Sess. I, c. 56 ; 2022, Sp. Sess. I, c. 1 .

Va. Code Ann. § 30-264 Staff to Joint Reapportionment Committee

The Division of Legislative Services shall serve as staff to the Joint Reapportionment Committee. 1986, c. 593, § 24.1-40.11; 1991, 1st Sp. Sess., c. 10; 1992, c. 425, § 24.1-40.7:1; 1993, c. 641, § 24.2-301; 2004, c. 1000 ; 2019, cc. 777 , 778 ; 2020, c. 862 ; 2020, Sp. Sess. I, c. 56 ; 2022, Sp. Sess. I, c. 1 .

Va. Code Ann. § 30-265 Reapportionment of congressional and state legislative districts; United States Census population counts

For the purposes of redrawing the boundaries of the congressional, state Senate, and House of Delegates districts after the United States Census for the year 2020 and every 10 years thereafter, the Virginia Redistricting Commission established pursuant to Chapter 62 of Title 30 shall use the population data provided by the United States Bureau of the Census, as adjusted by the Division of Legislative Services pursuant to § 24.2-314 . The census data used for this apportionment purpose shall not include any population figure which is not allocated to specific census blocks within the Commonwealth, even though that population may have been included in the apportionment population figures of the Commonwealth for the purpose of allocating United States House of Representatives seats among the states. 2000, c. 884 , § 24 .2-301.1; 2004, c. 1000 ; 2020, cc. 1229 , 1265 ; 2020, c. 862 ; 2020, Sp. Sess. I, c. 56 ; 2022, Sp. Sess. I, c. 1 .

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