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Virginia judge temporarily blocks Democrats’ redistricting work on bid to flip 4 congressional seats
The temporary restraining order blocks Democrats from advancing an April referendum that could add four U.S. House seats, with voting set to start March 6, court documents show.
- The Tazewell Circuit Court on Thursday temporarily blocked Democrats from preparing for an April referendum to redraw congressional maps, a move tied to efforts to gain four U.S. House seats.
- The RNC and NRCC asked the Virginia court to block the referendum over its timing and ballot wording, with Cline and Griffith arguing Democrats rushed redistricting bills.
- The dispute is now before the Virginia Supreme Court, which had said it would review the appeal while allowing the April referendum to proceed, as Democrats aim to recover a three-seat margin in Virginia and gain six more seats in California and Utah.
- Amid a wider redistricting fight, the Virginia ruling impacts the national battle over the House, which Republicans say hinges on nine seats in Texas, Missouri, North Carolina, and Ohio.
- With appeals pending at the state Supreme Court, the referendum's timing is uncertain as the Tazewell Circuit Court's temporary restraining order pauses Democrats' April timetable preparations.
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Judge Temporarily Blocks Referendum to Redraw Virginia’s Congressional Map
A county judge in Virginia issued an emergency restraining order on Feb. 19, temporarily blocking a referendum backed by Democrats to redraw the state’s congressional maps. Tazewell County Circuit Judge Jack Hurley granted a Feb. 18 motion filed by the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), which argued the referendum was unconstitutional. In his ruling, Hurley said local officials are barred from “administering, preparing for, taki…
A Virginia court temporarily blocked Democrats Thursday from preparing for an April election referendum to redesign the maps of the state Congress, which gave the party another setback in its efforts to win four more seats in the U.S. House of Representatives in the national district redistribution battle. The Tazewell Circuit Court in Virginia issued a temporary restraining order requested by the Republican National Committee and the Republican…
Virginia judge temporarily blocks Democrats from work on congressional redistricting bid
A Virginia court on Thursday temporarily blocked Democrats from preparing for an April voter referendum to redraw the state's congressional maps, handing the party another setback in its efforts to pick up four more U.S. House seats in the national redistricting battle.
Tazewell judge again blocks Democrats’ attempt to redraw congressional districts
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- A Tazewell County judge on Thursday has yet again blocked Virginia Democrats' attempt to redraw the state's congressional districts in late April. A judge ruled in Republicans' favor on Thursday, Feb. 19, saying that the green-light voter referendum to redraw the congressional maps, which would have been April 21, cannot proceed as planned. The court ordered the Virginia Department of Elections to stop any actions …
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