Proposal: Drop Virginia Supreme Court Retirement Age From 73 to 54
The 4-3 ruling found procedural errors and sends Virginia back to its 2021 congressional maps, reshaping House campaigns.
- On Friday, the Virginia Supreme Court ruled 4-3 to invalidate the redistricting amendment approved by voters in April, citing procedural errors. The ruling reverts the state to the 2021 congressional district maps.
- The Virginia Constitution requires proposed constitutional amendments to pass the General Assembly twice before voters can approve them. The court ruled the legislature violated this requirement, nullifying the referendum supported by more than 3 million voters in April.
- Democrats had pushed the amendment hoping to gain four extra seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. The initiative was part of a broader nationwide effort where Democrats led redistricting in three states.
- Democratic lawmakers discussed lowering the mandatory judicial retirement age to force out sitting judges after the ruling. Virginia Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell distanced himself from the proposal on Monday, calling forced judicial retirement extreme.
- Elections Commissioner Steven Koski warned that map changes after May 12 could significantly disrupt election preparations ahead of Virginia's scheduled August primaries. The narrow timeline leaves lawmakers with limited options.
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Virginia Supreme Court Discards Redistricting Referendum
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Virginia Supreme Court throws out Democratic redistricting map, reshaping 2026 midterm fight
The Virginia Supreme Court struck down the state’s newly adopted congressional map Friday in a 4-3 decision, invalidating a voter-approved redistricting referendum that Democrats had counted on to flip as many as four Republican-held U.S. House seats. The ruling preserves the existing congressional lines for the 2026 midterms and reshapes the national redistricting landscape squarely...
What the Virginia Supreme Court decision means for 5th and 6th district candidates
Despite some weekend reports that Virginia Democrats wanted to decrease the mandatory age for Supreme Court Justices following Friday’s 4-3 Supreme Court ruling overturning Virginia’s redistricting referendum to churn out a decision that would have been more favorable, most political…
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