Virginia Democrats Plan to Take Redistricting Battle to U.S. Supreme Court
Democrats say the ruling nullifies 1.3 million ballots and could block a map they said might win four more House seats.
- Virginia Democrats notified the state Supreme Court on Friday of their intent to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court after justices struck down a voter-approved congressional redistricting amendment.
- The Virginia Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that the Democratic-led legislature violated procedural requirements by placing the amendment on the ballot while voters had already cast more than 1.3 million ballots, about 40% of total votes.
- Justices noted that while 47% of state voters supported GOP candidates in 2024, the new map could have resulted in Democrats occupying 91% of the state's House delegation.
- President Donald Trump called the ruling a "huge win for the Republican Party," while House Speaker Don Scott criticized the court for having "cast aside the will of the voters."
- Seeking to pause the ruling's effect, Attorney General Jay Jones and Scott filed a motion late Friday requesting an emergency hearing before the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Virginia Democrats plan to appeal redistricting ruling to US Supreme Court
Virginia Democrats filed a joint motion asking the state Supreme Court for a stay on its ruling voiding a redistricting referendum. The ruling effectively tossed out a map voters approved last month that would give Democrats a four-seat advantage. In a copy of the motion obtained by The Hill, the state, Virginia’s House of Delegates Speaker Don Scott, a Democrat, and others requested the state Supreme Court “delay issuing its mandate” on the ref…
Flailing Democrats pushing to redefine ‘election’ in appeal of Virginia loss * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh
Source link Asked during President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address to stand and affirm their responsibility is to protect Americans, Democrats remained sitting Virginia Democrats are pushing to redefine “election” as they appeal a state Supreme Court ruling that demolished their agenda to redistrict their state and hand to 51% of its residents,
Dems Appeal VA Supreme Court Ruling To SCOTUS
NBC News reports: After the Virginia Supreme Court on Friday struck down a voter-approved Democratic congressional redistricting plan, Democratic lawmakers in the commonwealth notified the court they intend to appeal the ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court. Friday’s ruling by the state supreme court delivered another major setback to the party’s nationwide battle against Republicans for an edge in this year’s midterm elections. Democrats, led by Ho…
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