istrict ing ▁Co al ition ▁of ▁Virginia ▁propos es ▁either ▁an ▁independent ▁commission ▁or ▁a ▁b ipart isan ▁commission ▁that ▁is ▁not ▁polar ized . ▁Member ▁organizations ▁include ▁the ▁League ▁of ▁Women ▁V ot ers ▁of ▁Virginia , ▁A AR P ▁of ▁Virginia , ▁One V ir gin ia 2 0 2 1 , ▁the ▁Virginia ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Com merce ▁and ▁Virginia ▁Organ izing . ▁Governor ▁Bob ▁Mc D onn ell ' s ▁Independent ▁B ipart isan ▁Ad vis ory ▁Commission ▁on ▁Red istrict ing ▁for ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁of ▁Virginia ▁made ▁its ▁report ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁It ▁made ▁two ▁recommend ations ▁for ▁each ▁state ▁legisl ative ▁house ▁that ▁showed ▁maps ▁of ▁districts ▁more ▁compact ▁and ▁cont igu ous ▁than ▁those ▁adopted ▁by ▁the ▁General ▁Assembly . ▁However , ▁no ▁action ▁was ▁taken ▁after ▁the ▁report ▁was ▁released . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁the ▁Virginia ▁College ▁and ▁University ▁Red istrict ing ▁Compet ition ▁was ▁organized ▁by ▁Prof ess ors ▁Michael ▁Mc Donald ▁of ▁George ▁Mason ▁University ▁and ▁Qu entin ▁K idd ▁of ▁Christopher ▁New port ▁University . ▁About ▁ 1 5 0 ▁students ▁on ▁six teen ▁teams ▁from ▁th ir teen ▁schools ▁submitted ▁plans ▁for ▁legisl ative ▁and ▁U . S . ▁Cong r essional ▁District s . ▁They ▁created ▁districts ▁more ▁compact ▁than ▁the ▁General ▁Assembly ' s ▁efforts . ▁The ▁" Div ision ▁ 1 " ▁maps ▁conform ed ▁with ▁the ▁Governor ' s ▁Executive ▁Order , ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁address