Friday, April 24, 2026

Virginia Judge Blocks Redistricting Referendum Result

A Virginia circuit court judge on Wednesday issued an order blocking the results of a congressional redistricting referendum ...

Posted by oneironaut at 08:31 PM | 13 COMMENTS | permalink

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A Virginia judge temporarily halted the state's newly approved congressional map -- but state officials are already moving to try to overturn the ruling, setting up a rapid legal fight in the state's Supreme Court. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/ ...

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-- Marc Elias (@marcelias.bsky.social) Apr 22, 2026 at 8:34 PM

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Oh if there were some way a plaintiff could appeal....

#1 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-04-22 11:00 PM

Republicans ignoring the will of the voters.

It must be a day that ends in Y.

#2 | Posted by Nixon at 2026-04-23 07:59 AM

It Won't Stand.

It's a Yokel Judge in Tazewell,the most Primitive Part of the State.

Sure to be Appealed.

I Guess he might be Upheld by the Appeals Courts.

I don't see Why though.

#3 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2026-04-23 10:00 AM

FTR: This districting did not "begin in Texas" ... It began in '22 in NEW YORK and, before that, in all of New England (which has 0 GOP seats), Illinois (crazy gerrymander), and Oregon, which in 2020 did an outrageous gerrymander, creating a 5 to 1 map.

#4 | Posted by MSgt at 2026-04-23 10:05 AM

All Perfectly Legal.

So why isn't this?

The Texas Gerrymander is also Legal.

What's Special about this Virginia Gerrymander?

What makes it Illegal?

Partisan Yokel Judicial Activism.

It Won't Stand.

It's a BS Ruling.

If this stands All the other Gerrymanders are Illegal Too.

Unless there's,"Corruption" in Government.

#5 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2026-04-23 10:15 AM

This is the same Judge who tried to block it before.

And he got slapped down TWICE by the state supreme court over it.

#6 | Posted by Sycophant at 2026-04-23 10:34 AM

#4 looks like this dips*^% got his chain email talking points. At least it's not some sh*^ty screenshot of some stupid lame attempt at a meme ...

#7 | Posted by jpw at 2026-04-23 10:48 AM

It began in ... Oregon, which in 2020 did an outrageous gerrymander, creating a 5 to 1 map.
#4 | Posted by MSgt

2020 huh.
Wow.
You're only off by two hundred years.

The term gerrymandering is a portmanteau of a salamander and Elbridge Gerry,[a][5] Vice President of the United States until his death, who, as governor of Massachusetts in 1812, signed a bill that created a partisan district in the Boston area that was compared to the shape of a mythological salamander. en.wikipedia.org

#8 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-04-23 11:37 AM


All Perfectly Legal.

Apparently not.


So why isn't this?

I am not sure, but I think it had to do with the way the proposition was put in the Ballot.

Per court documents, Virginia Democrats advanced the proposal during the 2024 Special Session of the General Assembly " however, there are strict rules as to what kind of legislation can be considered during these types of sessions. Democrats reportedly violated those rules. As a result, any actions taken to advance the plan would be deemed illegal.

Further, Virginia's constitution dictates that a constitutional amendment like this one is supposed to be passed by two different General Assemblies " with a general election taking place in between " before it is passed down to voters. This did not happen, per the judge.

"The Constitution sets clear rules for how amendments must be advanced. Those rules were not properly followed. Plain and simple. Virginians deserve transparency, fairness, and adherence to the law " not backroom deals"
www.wric.com

Also there was something about the wording "restoring fairness" in the proposition.

Basically it was a procedural error.


And he got slapped down TWICE by the state supreme court over it.

Not slapped down, just allowed to proceed, the Virginia Supreme Court previously ruled that the referendum can move forward as planned, even though there is ongoing litigation.

#9 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-04-23 02:00 PM

look at all the people blasting a judge for "interfering"....

I've got to find a new phrase for "2 faced effing hypocritical liars...."you people"

are much worse than that.

#10 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2026-04-24 10:09 AM

It's a Yokel Judge in Tazewell, the most Primitive Part of the State.
Sure to be Appealed.
I Guess he might be Upheld by the Appeals Courts.
I don't see Why though.

#3 | Posted by Effeteposer

It gets a lot more primitive than Tazewell, EP. But generally, yes.

Speaking of Tazewell, Robson asked me once if there was still a Waffle House there, which led me to believe he wasn't all Russian troll.

Where'd Robson go? Maybe he, unlike STD, finally figured it out and moved on in life.

#11 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2026-04-24 10:50 AM

Maybe Bill Johnson will grow a pair and slit his own throat.

#12 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-04-24 10:08 PM

All Perfectly Legal.
So why isn't this?
The Texas Gerrymander is also Legal.
What's Special about this Virginia Gerrymander?
What makes it Illegal?

#5 | Posted by Effeteposer

Virginia isn't Texas and has different state laws. Ultimately the state supreme court in all of the various states (including my backwards state) playing this dumb game will have to rule on the changes based on the given laws of the state.

#13 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2026-04-24 10:51 PM

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