After the Vote, a Judge Just Upended Virginia’s Redistricting Plan
After the Virginia redistricting power grab election on Tuesday was
won by the Democrats, RedState reported that the battle was far from
over. Now the battle moves into the court system, and that will decide
the final fate of the constitutionality of this referendum.
It
didn't take long. On Wednesday afternoon, Tazewell Circuit Court Judge
Jack Hurley Jr.
ruled that Tuesday's referendum is unconstitutional and
issued an injunction preventing the certification of the election maps.
Judge Hurley has also denied any motion to stay his ruling pending
appeal.
UPDATE on referendum
lawsuits: The Tazewell Circuit Court just ruled the referendum
unconstitutional. The Judge entered an injunction blocking certification
of the election & denied a motion to stay pending appeal. A final
order will be entered once drafted, & it will be immediately
appealed
This battle began back in February.
Hurley was the same judge who ruled on the maps drawn in anticipation of
the fraudulent ballot measure, as the amendment process employed
through HB 1384 was ramping up.
BIG WIN: Tazewell Circuit Court just enjoined the certification of the special election!!
UPDATE:
From the Tazewell Circuit Court, the Judge reaffirmed all prior
rulings, declared the referendum as unconstitutional and the amendment
process of HB 1384 as unconstitutional. He entered injunctive relief and
specifically enjoyed the certification of the election. He denied a
motion to stay pending appeal. A final order will be entered once
drafted.
Tuesday's
referendum may not be the final word. The state Supreme Court is
considering whether the redistricting plan is illegal in a case that
could make the referendum results meaningless.
In February,
Democratic state lawmakers passed a new U.S. House map to take effect
pending the outcome of the redistricting referendum. Republicans have
filed multiple legal challenges against the effort.
A Tazewell
County judge ruled that the redistricting push was illegal for several
reasons. Circuit Court Judge Jack Hurley Jr. said lawmakers failed to
follow their own rules for adding the redistricting amendment to a
special session.
He ruled that their initial vote failed to occur
before the public began casting ballots in last year’s general election
and thus didn’t count toward the two-step process. He also ruled that
the state failed to publish the amendment three months before that
election, as required by law.
The
order has yet to be drawn up, and of course, the Democrat masterminds
who thought this up will no doubt appeal. But this gives further
precedent for the Virginia Supreme Court, which will ultimately be
required to rule on this referendum and its constitutionality.
This is a developing story. RedState will provide updates as warranted.
Editor’s Note: The
2026 Midterms will determine the fate of President Trump’s America First
agenda. Republicans must maintain control of both chambers of Congress.
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