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IN THE UNITED

STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA

Richmond Division

DAWN PAGE,

et al.,

Plaintiffs,
Civil Action No.

v.

VIRGINIA STATE

ELECTIONS,

3:13cv678

BOARD OF

et al. ,

Defendants.

ORDER

For

Opinion,
1.

the

reasons

set

forth

in

the

accompanying

Memorandum

it is hereby ORDERED that:

The

2014

Representatives

in

elections

Virginia,

for

the

including

United

States

elections

in

House

the

of

Third

Congressional District, shall proceed as scheduled under state law

to elect members under the existing redistricting plan;

2.

The Commonwealth of Virginia

is hereby enjoined from

conducting any elections subsequent to 2014 for the office of United

States Representative until a new redistricting plan is adopted; and

3.

The matter of providing a redistricting plan

for the

post-2014 elections to remedy the constitutional violations found

in this case is referred to the Virginia General Assembly for exercise

of its primary jurisdiction.

The Virginia General Assembly should

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exercise this jurisdiction as expeditiously as possible, but no later

i
than April 1, 2015, by adopting a new redistricting plan.
It is so ORDERED.

/s/
Allyson K. Duncan
United States Circuit Judge

Richmond, Virginia

Date: October 71 2014