[connatix_element_embed script_id=21c7e2befd4840408bc5c7e7270f12fe player_id=7bc491b4-922b-4e8d-b1b1-150648e80442 video_id=198f1887-5218-43b9-a20d-549c4bdd5ebe align=right] WTOP is hearing from both parties in the battle over redistricting in Virginia.

Democrats in the state legislature have brought lawmakers back to Richmond this week to start the process of redrawing the state’s congressional map, in an effort to counter Republican-led redistricting efforts in states backed by President Donald Trump.

It would involve altering the state’s constitution, which includes a requirement that redistricting be carried out by a bipartisan commission.

Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration has argued it’s too late for lawmakers to vote on redistricting — because early voting has already been underway for weeks — for the upcoming statewide election.

Democratic State Sen. Scott Surovell, the majority leader in the Virginia Senate, joined WTOP’s Nick Iannelli to talk about the redistricting process.

This transcript has been edited lightly for clarity.