US EditionSupreme Court of Virginia Denies Request to Appeal Ruling Blocking Redistricting, Certification on Hold
The ruling keeps certification of the voter-approved redistricting referendum on hold as the legal fight over the map continues.
- On Tuesday, the Virginia Supreme Court denied Democrats' emergency request to stay a lower court injunction, leaving the Department of Elections barred from certifying the April 21 redistricting referendum results.
- Tazewell County Circuit Judge Jack Hurley ruled on April 22 that Democrats' mid-decade redistricting effort was unconstitutional, citing procedural failures in how the amendment was advanced through the legislative process.
- Counsel for plaintiffs argued that voters, including Democrat Camilla Simon, had no knowledge the amendment was coming before casting ballots, "undermining the whole process" where voters hold amendment power.
- Uncertainty now grips the Department of Elections and congressional candidates ahead of the 2026 midterms, as the legal stalemate prevents implementation of the new map and forces reliance on the current districts.
- The court's decision addressed only the request for an emergency stay, not the appeal's merits, meaning the legal battle continues and the Department of Elections remains barred from finalizing results.
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Virginia Supreme Court leaves order temporarily blocking redistricting certification in place
The Virginia Supreme Court will allow a lower court order temporarily blocking the commonwealth from certifying the results of a redistricting referendum to remain in place, dealing a blow to Democrats who sought to challenge the ruling. The high court on Tuesday denied a motion by Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones (D) to appeal last…
Supreme Court of Va. leaves redistricting certification block in place ahead of final ruling (copy)
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Virginia Supreme Court blocks certification of redistricting election. What this might mean.
The Virginia Supreme Court issued a brief order Tuesday that had more words in the styling of the case than it did in the substance, but the five words at the end were enough to throw Virginia’s political world into a tizzy of speculation as court-watchers tried to discern some insight into the court’s thinking on redistricting. “The court denies this motion.” The main thing to know before we dive into this speculation is that there are multiple…
Virginia Supreme Court Denies Emergency Stay to Certify Redistricting Vote
Tazewell County Circuit Court Judge Jack Hurley blocked Virginia from certifying the results, finding that "the referendum violated several provisions of the state constitution," as Elizabeth wrote last week. The post Virginia Supreme Court Denies Emergency Stay to Certify Redistricting Vote first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.
Virginia Supreme Court Stopped Redistricting Cold
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay One day after the Supreme Court of Virginia (SCOVA) heard oral arguments about the legality of the legislative process used by Democrat lawmakers to get the redistricting referendum to voters. It was previously ruled unconstitutional by the lower court. The Supreme Court on Tuesday ended Attorney General Jay Jones’s efforts to certify the referendum results. The Tuesday order was based on the RNC v. Koski case.…
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