Overview
- The court cleared a statewide April 21 vote on mid-decade redistricting, with early voting set to begin March 6.
- The ballot measure would give the General Assembly redistricting authority through the 2030 election, overriding Virginia’s bipartisan commission.
- A Tazewell County judge had ruled the legislature’s process invalid on procedural grounds, but the high court accepted an expedited appeal and allowed the vote to go forward.
- Under the court’s schedule, opening briefs are due March 23 with final filings by April 23, making a ruling likely after ballots are cast and leaving open the possibility the amendment could later be voided.
- Democrats have advanced a proposed map that could produce a 10–1 delegation in their favor, prompting organized campaigns for and against the measure, including Virginians for Fair Elections in support and Virginians for Fair Maps and No Gerrymandering Virginia in opposition.