RNC Sues to Pause Virginia Mid-Cycle Redistricting Vote

The Republican National Committee and allied groups filed an emergency lawsuit in a Virginia circuit court to block a planned March vote on HB 1384, a constitutional amendment that would let Virginia's Democratic-controlled legislature redraw congressional districts mid-decade in response to similar moves by Republican-led states. The suit argues the ballot language is misleading and that the measure wasn’t properly adopted, seeking a quick injunction to pause early voting. Democrats say the move is an attempt to sidestep voter involvement and defend a process meant to counter GOP gerrymanders, while a Virginia Supreme Court ruling had allowed the referendum to proceed.