The Virginia Supreme Court struck down a Democratic redistricting plan that would have allowed the legislature to redraw congressional maps off-cycle. The plan aimed to reduce Republican-held districts from five to one out of eleven. The court’s ruling focused on procedural grounds rather than the map’s content.
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Media Coverage · May 10, 2026
The Virginia Supreme Court invalidated a redistricting plan that the Democrat-controlled legislature tried to implement outside the regular cycle. The plan aimed to cut Republican-held districts from five to one out of eleven total seats. The court struck down the plan not based on the map's content but because the legislature did not follow proper procedures.
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Virginia Supreme Court Strikes Down Dem Restricting Effort Ahead of Midterm Elections
Media Coverage · May 10, 2026
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The Virginia Supreme Court has struck down a redistricting proposal that would have allowed the state’s Democrat-controlled legislature to redraw its congressional maps off-cycle. As proposed, the new maps would have reduced the number of Republican-dominated districts from five to one, out of a total of eleven. Unlike many of the recent cases concerning redistricting, the Virginia Supreme Court’s ruling did not hinge on an evaluation of the redrawn map itself. Instead, the justices declared the
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The Virginia Supreme Court invalidated a redistricting plan that the Democrat-controlled legislature tried to implement outside the regular cycle. The plan aimed to cut Republican-held districts from five to one out of eleven total seats. The court struck down the plan not based on the map's content but because the legislature did not follow proper procedures.
The Virginia Supreme Court has struck down a redistricting proposal that would have allowed the state’s Democrat-controlled legislature to redraw its congressional maps off-cycle. As proposed, the new maps would …
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