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New congressional district lines for Virginia blocked by judge

New congressional district lines for Virginia being redrawn before the 2030 census through a proposed amendment has been blocked by a judge. In a ruling issued Tuesday, a judge in Tazewell County Circuit Court said lawmakers did not follow required procedures when they expanded a 2024 special session to take up the amendment.

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Judge Blocks Virginia Democrats’ Effort to Redraw Voting Map

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Virginia to vote on Democratic redistricting plan to flip up to 4 GOP seats

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Virginia Democrats dealt setback in bid to remap congressional lines

A Virginia judge on Tuesday blocked a bid by state Democrats to enact a more pro-Democratic electoral map, dealing a setback to the party ahead of upcoming congressional elections.

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Virginia Democrats regroup on redistricting after court defeat

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Maryland Democrats move to redraw congressional map

Virginia Democrats look to set redistricting special election for April 21

Now that the General Assembly has passed a constitutional amendment to allow mid-decade gerrymandering, the measure is on track to go to the voters in the form of a “yes or no” question.

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Virginia lawmakers send reproductive rights amendment toward November vote

A proposal allowing mid-decade redistricting of Virginia’s congressional maps that cleared the legislature last week may dominate debate heading into a spring special referendum, but a constitutional amendment on reproductive rights is poised to ignite similar fervor as the November election approaches.

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Tazewell County judge sped up redistricting ruling to beat General Assembly vote to move the case

The judge had given both sides until next week to provide written arguments but acted before then to head off a Democratic attempt to relocate the case to Richmond.