Virginia Voters Approve Redistricting Measure, Prompting Trump Fraud Claim
The measure passed 51.45% to 48.55%, setting up legal challenges over a map that could give Democrats four more House seats.
- Virginia voters approved a redistricting referendum that could increase Democratic-held U.S. House seats from 6-5 to 10-1, boosting their chances in the upcoming midterm elections.
- Donald Trump claimed without evidence that the Virginia redistricting vote was rigged due to mail-in ballots and called the referendum language deceptive.
- A Virginia county judge blocked the new map, ruling that lawmakers failed to follow constitutional amendment procedures, and the issue may be decided by the state's Supreme Court.
- Trump has previously made false claims of election fraud following the 2020 election loss, and he has recently renewed efforts to question election integrity, including promoting voting rule changes before the midterms.
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Virginia Republicans taken aback by Trump's claim the election was rigged against them
When voters in Virginia approved Democrats' plan to redraw the commonwealth's congressional districts in retaliation for mid-decade Republican gerrymanders, President Donald Trump went to his go-to accusation that the vote had been "rigged." Close Trump allies, like far-right activist Laura Loomer, ...
Trump Baselessly Claimed The Virginia Election Was 'RIGGED'
Source: Alex Wong / Getty On Tuesday, Virginia voters approved a constitutional amendment that could give Democrats four new House seats in the state. It was a narrow victory for democratic voters and congressional Democrats, as the referendum passed with 51% of the vote, leading to immediate court challenges, which resulted in a circuit court judge ruling in favor of the Republicans, who challenged the idea that the redistricting effort was eve…
Virginia Votes Yes On Referendum - Falls Church News
Virginia lived up to its legacy as a birthplace of liberty this week. A critical referendum that effectively blocks the latest move by pro-Trump forces to undercut free and fair elections in the U.S. was passed, thanks to every Virginia resident who contributed to the effort. This was a particularly tough referendum, because the issue
Virginia's Bold Measure Gives Democrats a Crucial Edge
On Tuesday, Virginia voters approved a constitutional amendment allowing the Democratic-controlled legislature to temporarily substitute a new congressional map that could flip as many as four U.S. House seats in the midterm elections.
Trump blasts Virginia vote as ‘rigged’ because of mail voting. He’s wrong. Here are the facts.
President Donald Trump has made false statements about Tuesday’s special election in Virginia. I don’t know how many people still pay attention to his repeated contention that every election that doesn’t go his way is “rigged,” but a presidential allegation of a rigged election should not go unchallenged when the facts clearly show otherwise. Here’s what Trump said, in a social media post: “A RIGGED ELECTION TOOK PLACE LAST NIGHT IN THE GREAT CO…
After a tight referendum in Virginia on electoral redistribution, the U.S. president challenged the result and re-launched his accusations against mail-order voting.
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