A state court rejected a Democratic mid-decade redistricting effort in Virginia on Tuesday, dealing a major blow to the party’s
A state court rejected a Democratic mid-decade redistricting effort in Virginia on Tuesday, dealing a major blow to the party’s chances of gerrymandering House seats there ahead of the midterms.
Circuit Court Judge Jack Hurley Jr. cited four procedural errors in the proposed constitutional amendment to allow the redistricting. Some of the states’ Democratic lawmakers pushed for a lopsided gerrymander with as many as 10 seats favoring the party and only one seat favoring Republicans — a stark contrast to Virginia’s current House delegation of six Democrats and five Republicans.
