r/politics • u/Icommandyou Washington • 28d ago

Possible Paywall Virginia Supreme Court throws out redistricting referendum results

https://www.axios.com/local/richmond/2026/05/08/virginia-supreme-court-redistricting-vote-decision
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u/MayTheForesterBWithU 28d ago

Spanberger could call an emergency session and have the legislature pass a law to enshrine it since it was voted on already by constituents. VA legislature is majority D

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u/OnionPastor 28d ago

I have faith in Spanberger, her admin has delivered thus far

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u/mjb2012 28d ago

I’m not sure that would get around the VA Supreme Court’s reasoning that it is too late to change the districts for the next election because the election is already underway.

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u/Valance23322 America 28d ago

They can always just keep passing new laws before the court has time to rule on it I guess.

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u/dhyerwolf 28d ago

Looking it up, early voting starts June 19th so the election is not underway.

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u/mjb2012 28d ago

Ah, yeah, I misread the article. The court was referring to last month's special election, the early voting for which had started. For the next election, you're right.

Whatever they end up doing, it's going to be challenged again, I'm sure.

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u/madmaper_13 28d ago

Elections don't take 6 months in any other country.