Here’s what you need to know right now.

Tomorrow — Friday, March 6 — early voting opens across Virginia on one of the most consequential ballot questions in a generation. And Virginia Democrats are counting on you to stay home.

Here’s what’s actually on the ballot: A constitutional amendment that would let the Democrat-controlled Virginia General Assembly throw out Virginia’s independent, bipartisan redistricting commission and redraw all 11 of Virginia’s congressional districts — by themselves, for themselves — in time for this November’s elections.

The map they’ve already drawn tells you everything you need to know. Virginia currently has a 6-5 congressional split between Republicans and Democrats. Democrats’ proposed “10-1” map would flip that to 10 Democrat-leaning seats and just one Republican-leaning district. Axios In a single vote, they want to erase nearly every competitive congressional seat in the state.

This isn’t redistricting. It’s a power grab — and the names behind it are familiar ones:

• Governor Abigail Spanberger signed the bill calling this referendum. While she has never explicitly endorsed the 10-1 gerrymander, she quickly signed the legislation to set the referendum in motion. Virginia Mercury
• Attorney General Jay Jones has been fighting in court to ensure this vote happens on Democrats’ rushed timeline, issuing a formal opinion ordering local election officials to open early voting Friday regardless of ongoing legal challenges.
• Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell (34th District, Fairfax) and Delegate Charniele Herring (4th District) were among the Democrat legislators who pushed this amendment through the General Assembly on a strict party-line vote.
• Fairfax County’s own congressional delegation — Don Beyer (8th District), Suhas Subramanyam (10th District), and James Walkinshaw (11th District) — all stand to benefit from a 10-1 map that permanently protects their seats while wiping out Republican representation statewide.

Democrats have raised nearly $20 million from party-aligned groups to pass this amendment. Their own internal polling is so shaky that “Virginians for Fair Elections” warned supporters in a fundraising email: “We wouldn’t win if the vote were held today.” Virginia Mercury That means the momentum is on our side — but only if we show up.

Multiple Republican-led lawsuits have raised serious constitutional questions about whether this referendum was legally rushed through. A Lynchburg Circuit Court judge acknowledged this week that “none of the substantive constitutional issues were rejected — they remain live,” Washington Times punting the matter to the Virginia Supreme Court, which may not rule until after ballots have already been cast. Democrats are counting on locking in their map before the courts can stop them.

Here’s what common-sense Virginians need to do right now:

1. VOTE NO. Early voting is open March 6 through April 19. Election Day is April 21. Don’t wait — vote early and vote NO on the redistricting amendment. Find your early voting location at https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/elections/early-votingvote.elections.virginia.gov.

2. BRING OTHERS. This race will be decided by turnout. Talk to your neighbors, your family, and your coworkers — tonight. Democrats have $20 million and 1,000 volunteers. We have common-sense Virginians who are fed up with being steamrolled. Bring everyone you can to the polls.

3. SIGN UP TO FIGHT. The Fairfax GOP needs boots on the ground right now. Sign up to volunteer and help us stop this power grab before it’s too late: Sign Up Here →