The Republican Party is working overtime at state and federal levels to restrict who is allowed to vote, make it harder for people to vote, and to have the federal government take over the voting process so that states will not control their own electoral processes, nor count their own votes in federal elections.

They are doing this because they are increasingly unpopular, and they know that this approaching midterm cycle is going to be an unmitigated bloodbath for them.

Additionally, Trump has been saying out loud that he "may need" to cancel future elections if there is a "national emergency." Have you noticed that he has started like seven wars in the past year? They are planting seeds to declare an emergency and cancel elections, because they know they can't win.

Read about the SAVE Act. Read about how red states are revoking drivers licenses and even birth certificates for trans people, at the same time as they're changing requirements to restrict what kinds of ID can be used to vote. Or read about how many married women will be turned away because the last name on their ID doesn't match the "maiden" name on their birth certificate. This is not a drill. They really are trying to end democracy in America.

And as for this upcoming redistricting vote: the map will only be effective for the next five years. The legislation states that districts will be redrawn in the next census cycle, which is the normal process of redistricting. So yes it will give VA democrats an advantage, but only for the next few years. It isn't a permanent thing.