US EditionVirginia judge temporarily blocks Democrats’ redistricting work on bid to flip 4 congressional seats
The temporary restraining order blocks Democrats from advancing an April referendum that could add four U.S. House seats, with voting set to start March 6, court documents show.
- The Tazewell Circuit Court on Thursday temporarily blocked Democrats from preparing for an April referendum to redraw congressional maps, a move tied to efforts to gain four U.S. House seats.
- The RNC and NRCC asked the Virginia court to block the referendum over its timing and ballot wording, with Cline and Griffith arguing Democrats rushed redistricting bills.
- The dispute is now before the Virginia Supreme Court, which had said it would review the appeal while allowing the April referendum to proceed, as Democrats aim to recover a three-seat margin in Virginia and gain six more seats in California and Utah.
- Amid a wider redistricting fight, the Virginia ruling impacts the national battle over the House, which Republicans say hinges on nine seats in Texas, Missouri, North Carolina, and Ohio.
- With appeals pending at the state Supreme Court, the referendum's timing is uncertain as the Tazewell Circuit Court's temporary restraining order pauses Democrats' April timetable preparations.
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Judge Temporarily Blocks Referendum to Redraw Virginia's Congressional Map
(The Epoch Times)—A county judge in Virginia issued an emergency restraining order on Feb. 19, pausing a referendum backed by Democrats that aims to redraw the state’s congressional maps. Tazewell County Circuit Judge Jack Hurley issued the order following a Feb. 18 motion by the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) that sought to challenge House Bill 1384. HB1384 schedules a referendum for April 21 on a proposed constitutional ame…
Republicans are complaining about a redistricting war they started
Anti-gerrymandering protesters rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court. (Photo by Washington Post)A Virginia judge temporarily blocked Democrats’ redistricting push on Thursday, halting a bid to flip four congressional seats. For the G.O.P., this move came as a relief in a nationwide redistricting battle. “The Virginia courts have ruled against Virginia Democrats’ partisan attempt to ignore their own Constitution and rig the system in their fav…
Judge Blocks Voter Referendum For Virginia Redistricting
Source: PAUL J. RICHARDS / Getty Virginia was a surprise entrant into the ongoing, nationwide redistricting battle. After Democrats took the governor’s seat, the attorney general’s office, and extended their majority in the Grand Assembly, it looked like it would be smooth sailing for their redistricting effort. Unfortunately, that was not the case. A circuit court judge has placed a temporary restraining order on the voter referendum needed to …
Virginia judge blocks Democrats’ redistricting referendum
A Virginia judge dealt another blow on Thursday to Democrats’ redistricting efforts, blocking an April 21 referendum while the case is heard in court. Tazewell County Circuit Judge Jack Hurley Jr. granted a motion from the Republican National Committee that sought to block the April referendum, arguing against the timing and phrasing of the ballot…
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