Supreme Court of Virginia strikes down redistricting amendment, keeps current maps in place

By: Markus Schmidt

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: May 8, 2026

Words: 2,255

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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The Supreme Court of Virginia on Friday struck down the voter-approved redistricting amendment, upholding a lower court ruling that had declared the measure unconstitutional less than 24 hours after last week’s special election and briefly halted its implementation.

State Democrats later said they would appeal the decision to the Supreme Court of the United States.

The high court found that the amendment itself was flawed because lawmakers approved the proposal after voting …

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