A Democrat-authored redistricting plan passed by a narrow margin in Virginia Tuesday.
In a referendum that drew more than three million Virginians to the polls, the state’s voters approved a plan to allow Democrats to redraw the state’s congressional map so as to give Democrats a strong chance at a 10:1 majority in the state’s U.S. House delegation, according toNBC News.
Now, in all likelihood, the Supreme Court of Virginia will review the plan.
At present, Democrats enjoy a 6:5 advantage in Virginia’s U.S. House delegation
Tuesday’s vote reflected Virginia’s status as a purple state that leans blue. As of Wednesday morning, with approximately 17,000 votes outstanding, 51.4 percent of voters approved the plan, compared to 48.6 percent who voted against it.
In the end, however, the Virginia Supreme Court could render the Democrats’ victory moot.
For one thing, a Tazewell County judge has already blocked the proposal twice, according toWRIC-TVin Richmond.
In January, for instance, the judge ruled that by adding the proposal to the 2024 Special Session of the General Assembly, Virginia Democrats had violated procedural rules, in which case the plan could not go forward to a referendum.
Then, in February, the same judge objected to the referendum’s language, which read:
“Question: Should the Constitution of Virginia be amended to allow the General Assembly to temporarily adopt new congressional districts to restore fairness in the upcoming elections, while ensuring Virginia’s standard redistricting process resumes for all future redistricting after the 2030 census?”
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