Virginia Supreme Court rules redistricting can go forward
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Source: Virginia Mercury newspaper
Supreme Court of Virginia greenlights redistricting referendum
The Supreme Court of Virginia on Friday agreed to allow Democratic lawmakers’ mid-decade redistricting attempt to move forward, announcing it will hear the case on an expedited basis. The court denied Republican lawmakers’ motion to pause a redistricting referendum as the high court deliberates the case.
The order means voters will be able to approve or reject the redistricting amendment in a referendum scheduled for April 21, 2026. The effort would redraw Virginia’s congressional maps, with 10 districts favoring Democrats and one tipped towards Republicans.
Read more: https://virginiamercury.com/2026/02/13/supreme-court-of-virginia-greenlights-redistricting-referendum/
This is good news for Virginia Democrats.
VA has ELEVEN House Representative; currently, VA is divided into 6 Dem, 5 Rep. The map prepared by Democrats in the General Assembly will divide the state into 10 Dem, 1 Rep.
The redistricting legislation passed the General Assembly on party line vote. Republicans found a local magistrate judge who ruled the redistricting was not legal. Democrats appealed to the VA Supreme Court who ruled that the proposal can be put to a statewide referendum on April 21.
Now we VA Democrats must get in gear and GET OUT THE VOTE.
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