▁elect oral ▁competition ▁or ▁represent ational ▁fair ness . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁criteria ▁of ▁cont igu ity , ▁equip op ulation , ▁the ▁federal ▁V oting ▁Rights ▁Act ▁and ▁communities ▁of ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁existing ▁city ▁and ▁county ▁boundaries , ▁" Div ision ▁ 2 " ▁maps ▁in ▁the ▁competition ▁did ▁incorpor ate ▁consider ations ▁of ▁elect oral ▁competition ▁and ▁represent ational ▁fair ness . ▁Jud ges ▁for ▁the ▁c ash ▁award ▁pri zes ▁were ▁Thomas ▁Mann ▁of ▁the ▁Brook ings ▁Institution ▁and ▁Norman ▁Or n stein ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Enter prise ▁Institute . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Republican ▁State ▁Senator ▁J ill ▁Hol tz man ▁Vog el ▁of ▁Win chester ▁and ▁Democratic ▁State ▁Senator ▁Louise ▁Lucas ▁of ▁Port sm outh ▁spons ored ▁a ▁Senate ▁J oint ▁Resol ution ▁to ▁establish ▁additional ▁criteria ▁for ▁the ▁Virginia ▁Red istrict ing ▁Commission ▁of ▁four ▁identified ▁members ▁of ▁political ▁parties , ▁and ▁three ▁other ▁independent ▁public ▁officials . ▁The ▁criteria ▁began ▁with ▁respect ing ▁existing ▁political ▁boundaries , ▁such ▁as ▁cities ▁and ▁towns , ▁count ies ▁and ▁mag ister ial ▁districts , ▁election ▁districts ▁and ▁voting ▁prec inct s . ▁District s ▁are ▁to ▁be ▁established ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁population , ▁in ▁con formance ▁with ▁federal ▁and ▁state ▁laws ▁and ▁court ▁cases , ▁including ▁those ▁address ing ▁ra cial ▁fair ness . ▁The ▁territory ▁is ▁to ▁be ▁cont igu ous ▁and ▁compact , ▁without ▁odd ly ▁sh aped ▁boundaries . ▁The ▁commission ▁is ▁prohib ited ▁from ▁using ▁political ▁data ▁or