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Jose Garcia

(3,553 posts)
Fri May 8, 2026, 10:31 AM May 8

Virginia Supreme Court throws out redistricting referendum results

Source: Axios

The Virginia Supreme Court overturned the results of the state's redistricting referendum, which voters narrowly approved last month.

Why it matters: The ruling upends one of the most closely watched redistricting fights in the country.

It follows months of legal challenges over whether the referendum was unconstitutional.
The big picture: The decision effectively blocks Democrats from redrawing congressional maps mid-decade.

Read more: https://www.axios.com/local/richmond/2026/05/08/virginia-supreme-court-redistricting-vote-decision

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Virginia Supreme Court throws out redistricting referendum results (Original Post) Jose Garcia May 8 OP
Axios likes good news, as well... displacedvermoter May 8 #1
I am hoping for fake news as I saw this on You Tube. GreenWave May 8 #2
It seems the bastids GOP are allowed to impose by fascism but democracy vote no. GreenWave May 8 #3
Because we allow it to happen. The Grand Illuminist May 8 #5
They invalidated my vote. I'm pissed. Martin68 May 8 #4
And our five here too. GreenWave May 8 #6
IOKIYAR maxsolomon May 8 #7
So in summation: Javaman May 8 #8
California voters approved redistricting Jose Garcia May 8 #9
Why can't this be appealed to the US Supreme Court? Marie Marie May 8 #10
The VA AG could take it there Polybius May 8 #12
According to the piece I read in the news Gymbo May 8 #11
Not for the rest of the decade Mysterian May 9 #13
The article's right. Igel May 10 #14
I got gas for $3.96 today. ananda May 10 #15

GreenWave

(12,801 posts)
3. It seems the bastids GOP are allowed to impose by fascism but democracy vote no.
Fri May 8, 2026, 11:42 AM
May 8

Such shit we live in.

The Grand Illuminist

(2,066 posts)
5. Because we allow it to happen.
Fri May 8, 2026, 12:31 PM
May 8

We are on high desperate times where I don't know if elections would solve this.

Javaman

(65,981 posts)
8. So in summation:
Fri May 8, 2026, 02:09 PM
May 8

When voters vote for it, it’s illegal

But when states like Texas gerrymander districts illegally, it’s legal

Marie Marie

(11,531 posts)
10. Why can't this be appealed to the US Supreme Court?
Fri May 8, 2026, 05:17 PM
May 8

All the GOP battles end up there and they usually rule in favor of the states. Why aren't we appealing?

Polybius

(22,125 posts)
12. The VA AG could take it there
Fri May 8, 2026, 11:23 PM
May 8

No idea of the chances, however. They would have to fast-track it for it to be overturned by November (probably would have to rule by September).

Gymbo

(185 posts)
11. According to the piece I read in the news
Fri May 8, 2026, 06:28 PM
May 8

"The high court found that the amendment itself was flawed because lawmakers approved the proposal after voting had already started in the 2025 House of Delegates elections, depriving more than 1.3 million Virginians of an opportunity to weigh the issue when choosing their representatives.

The 4-3 ruling leaves the state’s current congressional districts — which give Democrats a 6-5 advantage — in place throughout the 2026 midterm election and the rest of the decade, instead of proposed districts that Democrats believed could produce a 10-1 advantage."

https://virginiamercury.com/2026/05/08/supreme-court-of-virginia-strikes-down-redistricting-amendment-keeps-current-maps-in-place/


Mysterian

(6,632 posts)
13. Not for the rest of the decade
Sat May 9, 2026, 09:40 AM
May 9

Dems can redistrict after the 2026 election anytime they want.

Igel

(37,614 posts)
14. The article's right.
Sun May 10, 2026, 02:03 PM
May 10

Do nothing, and the districts stay as they are until the next redistricting, scheduled for after the next census. In other words, the districts maps are simply left in place until redistricted.

There are no current plans to change them, at least that I'm aware of.

Nobody said the current districts were "imposed" or "required to remain in place" until the next normally scheduled redistricting.

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