Virginia House of Delegates districts

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Virginia House of Delegates districts are the electoral constituencies that each elect one member to the lower chamber of the Virginia General Assembly.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative electoral district
political division
appliesToJurisdiction Commonwealth of Virginia NERFINISHED
ballotType single-member plurality ballot
chamberType lower house
country United States of America
dataSourceForBoundaries U.S. Census data
electoralBodyType state house district
electoralEventFrequency biennial elections
electoralLevel state legislative lower chamber
electoralSystem single-member district
elects member of the Virginia House of Delegates
state legislator
electsToOffice Delegate
governingLawSource state law of Virginia
governmentBody Virginia House of Delegates NERFINISHED
hasBoundaryType contiguous territory
hasElectorate registered voters in Virginia
hasRepresentation one delegate per district
hasVotingSystem first-past-the-post
higherLevelElectoralUnit Virginia statewide electorate
languageOfOfficialMaterials English
legislature Virginia General Assembly NERFINISHED
levelOfGovernment state
locatedIn Virginia
mapsPublishedBy Virginia Department of Elections NERFINISHED
Virginia Division of Legislative Services NERFINISHED
numberOfMembersElectedPerDistrict 1
officeHolderTitle Delegate to the Virginia House of Delegates
officeTermLength 2 years
partOf Virginia General Assembly NERFINISHED
Virginia House of Delegates NERFINISHED
partOfSystem U.S. state legislative districts
purpose to provide geographic representation in the Virginia House of Delegates
redistrictedBy Virginia General Assembly NERFINISHED
regulatedBy Code of Virginia NERFINISHED
Constitution of Virginia NERFINISHED
relatedTo Virginia Senate districts
scope sub-state
subjectTo decennial redistricting based on U.S. Census
federal Voting Rights Act requirements
redistricting
typeOfRepresentation territorial representation
usedFor election of delegates
state legislative elections in Virginia
usedIn Virginia state legislative elections NERFINISHED
votingEligibility citizens of the United States residing in the district and registered to vote

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Rappahannock County, Virginia stateLegislativeDistrict Virginia House of Delegates districts