The Virginia Supreme Court offered a potentially good indication that it will find the state redistricting referendum that passed last week unconstitutional.
Virginiansvotedon April 21, approximately 51.7 percent to 48.3 percent, to allow the redrawing of the state’s congressional districts, taking the current party breakdown from a 6-5 Democrat-Republican split to a potential 10-1 Democratic Party advantage.
However, a legal case brought by Republicans challenging the constitutionality of the process used to put the referendum on the ballot had already beenin the court systemfor months.
Further, on April 22, Wednesday, Tazewell County Circuit Court Judge Jack Hurley issued aninjunction, concluding, “Any and all votes for or against the proposed constitutional amendment in the April 21, 2026, special election are ineffective.” The judge wrote that the referendum question was void “ab initio” — Latin for “from the beginning.”
The ruling blocked the state Board of Elections from certifying the referendum results, according toWRIC-TVin Richmond.
On Tuesday, the Virginia Supreme Court denied an emergency request by Democratic officials to stay the injunction.
Former Republican Attorney GeneralKen Cuccinelliposted on X in response, “In the ‘tea leaves’ category, this is as positive a ‘tea leaf’ as one might imagine!”
“If #SCOVA thought they would let the referendum stand, then logically they would have lifted the injunction on counting & certifying the votes,” he added. “Caveat: this is still just tea leaves, but it’s a good sign.”
Major Virginia Redistricting Case update:
The Virginia Supreme Court (#SCOVA) has DENIED the emergency request to stay the injunction of certification of last week’s Gerrymandering referendum!
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