Virginia Supreme Court clears path for Democrats’ redistricting referendum
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A Virginia county judge briefly blocked the April 21 referendum on a Democratic constitutional amendment to let the General Assembly redraw congressional districts in response to mid-decade GOP gerrymandering, but the Virginia Supreme Court quickly overruled the ruling, allowing the vote to proceed. The measure, if approved by voters, could empower redistricting after other states engage in mid-decade redraws and potentially yield up to four new Democratic seats; early voting would begin in March.
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