On November 3, 2009, Virginians will elect a governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and members of the House of Delegates. (Party primaries will be held June 9.)

Voters will elect the city council in Alexandria and the town council in Vienna on May 5, 2009. Click here to see the full election schedule in all jurisdictions and click on the five-year calendar.

The November election is critical for Virginia because the 2010 Virginia General Assembly will map new districts for state delegates, state senators and members of the U.S. House of Representatives. The new districts will be in effect for at least 10 years, until the next decennial census requires redistricting again. Designing districts is often a partisan process, led by whichever party is in control.

The Virginia Conservation Network supports legislation to establish a bipartisan commission to draw new district maps. For more information visit vcnva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,279,0,0,html/Bipartisan-Redistricting. 

• ASNV works closely with the Virginia League of Conservation Voters (VALCV), the statewide nonpartisan political action arm of Virginia's conservation community.
  
  Visit www.valcv.org to learn about Virginia’s pending environmental bills, VALCV’s legislative positions, conservation candidates and more.
   
• ASNV is also an active participant in the Virginia Conservation Network (VCN), an organization devoted to advancing a common, environmentally sound vision for Virginia. 
  
  Visit VCN’s site at www.vcnva.org for details on VA legislative priorities, the conservation briefing book and more.
   
• To check on the status of all of Virginia’s bills, visit the Virginia General Assembly Legislative Information System site at http://leg1.state.va.us

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