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US Supreme Court rebuffs Virginia Democrats in bid for new voting map
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday rejected a bid by Virginia Democrats to revive a voting map designed to help their party wrest control of the U.S. House of Representatives from President Donald Trump's fellow Republicans in November's midterm elections.
Virginia Democrats balk at proposal to retire state Supreme Court
Virginia Democrats reportedly discussed a proposal to lower the mandatory retirement age for Supreme Court justices from 73 to 54 following a redistricting ruling.
What’s next after Virginia Supreme Court’s redistricting decision?
The Virginia Supreme Court threw out a constitutional amendment that would have allowed the General Assembly to redraw Virginia’s congressional electoral maps.
Virginia Democrats ask Supreme Court to revive their US House voting map
Virginia Democrats asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate a congressional map aimed at boosting their chances in the November midterm elections.
Virginia Supreme Court overturns redistricting referendum vote in 4-3 ruling
A Virginia constitutional amendment recently approved by voters would have given Democrats an advantage in 10 of 11 districts.
Virginians approve new congressional map that could flip 4 GOP seats
Virginia voters approved a new Democratic congressional map that could flip four Republican seats, boosting Democrats' chances in the November midterms.
Tazewell court again blocks Virginia redistricting vote after RNC sues
A Tazewell County Circuit Court judge has issued a temporary restraining order blocking a special election in April that could redraw Virginia's congressional districts.
Virginia Democrats move toward new map that could net House seats
Jan 16 (Reuters) – Virginia‘s Democratic-controlled Senate on Friday approved a constitutional amendment that, if approved by voters, would permit lawmakers to redraw the state’s congressional lines, potentially netting Democrats up to four U.S. House of Representatives seats. The state’s move is the latest volley in a nationwide battle over redistricting between Republican[...]
Virginia Democrats will try to reshape US House districts in counter to Trump’s redistricting push
Virginia Democrats plan to redraw U.S. House districts to gain seats and counter Trump-backed GOP redistricting in key states.
Battlefield Virginia
It’s a nerve-wracking time this fall for a small group of campaign managers, with the balance of power in the General Assembly coming down to a handful of close political races. In House District 97, freshman Republican Del. Karen Greenhalgh is defending her Virginia Beach-centered seat against Michael Feggans, a Democrat who grew up in […]
‘A generational shift’
Updated June 29 Politicians like to suggest every new election is the most important of our lifetimes, but Virginia‘s off-off-year state legislative elections in 2023 might actually live up to the billing for once. In November, voters will elect representatives to all 140 seats in the Virginia Senate and House of Delegates, in the first […]
The main event
Updated Jan. 4, 2023 Like the quote from a possibly apocryphal Harvard Law professor, Virginia legislators can look to their left and then to their right, and one of their peers probably won’t be seated there next year, thanks to a supercharged primary field created by a late 2021 redistricting. And now, 61 of Virginia’s […]
