“It’s got to start this coming session,” said OneVirginia2021 Executive Director Brian Cannon, saying the amendment could pass just in time for Virginians to “vote to end gerrymandering” in November 2020.

The amendment would create a 10-person bipartisan committee, made up of three Republicans, three Democrats and four independents.

The four General Assembly leaders from both parties and both chambers would appoint a selection committee made up of retired judges. That panel would take applications from registered voters who wish to serve on the redistricting commission and produce a list of 22 applicants.

The four political leaders would then have a chance to strike three candidates each — one from the opposing party and two independents — cutting the list down to the 10 final members.

Durrette said the group did not set out to take politics out of the process entirely.

“Our goal was to temper political involvement and create a way that political considerations would be involved but then they would terminate by the time the commission undertook its work,” Durrette said.