Virginia Circuit Court Rules Redistricting Vote Unconstitutional

A Virginia judge just blocked the state from certifying the results of Tuesday’s congressional map referendum as unlawful. Judge Jack Hurley Jr., ruled that Democrats did not follow the correct procedure for a constitutional amendment….

Not every judge is corrupt…..

We need the SAVE America act. The mail in vote in Virginia was a massive cheat.

Senate Leader John Thune is killing the Save America Act and abandoning Voter ID, Thune must go.

Democrats won this referendum on the strength of their Mail-in-vote margin. While it was only 11% of the vote so far, it was an astonishing and almost inexplicable Yes +45. That translates to about 5 points on the overall margin, which is more than the Time’s estimated Yes +3.3… pic.twitter.com/y7ieBm5mPI

— Chris (@chriswithans) April 22, 2026

Redistricting Referendum in Virgina was declared UNCONSTITUTIONAL and BLOCKED by Circuit Court Judge.

65,000+ mail-in ballots also dropped in under 5 mins from 8:39 PM to 8:43 PM, which show clear signs of fraud with a mail-in ballot dump.

Democrats rigged an election again… pic.twitter.com/JCTWe6nTxj

— The SCIF (@TheSCIF) April 23, 2026

President Trump said Wednesday that Virginia's redistricting referendum was "rigged," saying Republicans were ahead in the voting against the Democratic-proposed map until a "massive mail in ballot drop" helped Democrats win. https://t.co/Nb1otsUoox

— The Washington Times (@WashTimes) April 22, 2026

A Tazewell County judge has declared that Virginia cannot certify the results of Tuesday’s special election — during which voters approved a controversial proposal to redraw the state’s congressional map — due to several concerns about whether or not the effort is legal. According to court documents obtained by 8News, on Wednesday, April 22, Tazewell Circuit Court Judge Jack Hurley ruled that Virginia Democrats’ efforts to redraw the state’s congressional map mid-decade were illegal on multiple counts. He further declared that Virginia cannot certify the results of the referendum held on Tuesday, April 21 and that legislators cannot take any action to implement the new map (WRIC)

CNN’s Scott Jennings on Virginia’s Democrat gerrymander:

“Virginia had — literally had the fairest maps in the nation. They had a 6-5 map, six Democrats, five Republicans. In terms of proportional representation, they had the fairest map in the nation. That was drawn, by the way, by an independent commission that the voters asked for just a few years ago. Now they will have the least fair maps in the nation. And I’m not surprised that the yes vote won. They had all the money and all the lies. And sometimes in politics, when you got those two things, you can put something over the line, even something as egregious as this. This whole thing has driven Spanberger’s approval ratings down into the toilet. She lied to the people of Virginia. They had to write a ballot question that was a joke. They drew maps that were a joke. Now you’re going to have huge chunks of rural Virginia represented by 5 or 6 Democrats who all live in Northern Virginia, within about 15 miles of each other. It’s a complete joke. Everybody knows it. And there’s a reason that all these national Democrats and all their money came into Virginia, because, you know, they don’t really care about the people of Virginia. They just care about power.”

Virginia…

Early in-person: +1.6% Dem
Election Day in-person: +9% GOP

Mail in Ballots: +45% Dem

Scam.

— C3 (@C_3C_3) April 22, 2026

The voting measure did not comply with the Virginia constitution. So therefore it cannot be enforced or certified by the board of elections https://t.co/cX0e3OBqZd

— Ryan Saavedra (@RyanSaavedra) April 22, 2026

Virginia Circuit Court Rules Redistricting Vote Unconstitutional

By: Mariane Angela, Daily Caller, April 22, 2026

A Virginia circuit court in Tazewell County issued a ruling Wednesday that strikes down a series of election-related laws, handing a major legal defeat to measures backed by Democratic Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger and her allies.

The Republican National Committee and plaintiff Steven Koski challenged House Bill 6007, House Bill 1384, House Joint Resolution 6001, and related provisions of the Virginia Code, saying the legislature exceeded its authority and misled voters through improper ballot language and procedural violations. The court agreed with key portions of those arguments, ruled the redistricting vote unconstitutional, and granted final judgment on all counts of the verified complaint.

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In a detailed order, the court declared House Bill 6007 void ab initio, concluding that lawmakers improperly expanded legislative authority beyond what prior resolutions permitted. The court also found the measure could not stand under the Virginia Constitution due to procedural defects and the absence of a valid electoral framework supporting its implementation. (RELATED: Inside The RNC’s Push To Stop Virginia Redistricting — And Why It Still Fell Short)

The ruling invalidated related provisions of the Virginia Code, arguing they conflicted with constitutional requirements governing legislative action and election procedures. The court also rejected House Bill 1384 in its entirety, finding multiple constitutional violations, including defective ballot language, improper timing of voter submission and failure to clearly describe the scope and purpose of the proposed amendment.

Among its findings, the court said the ballot presentation misled voters, the measure combined multiple subjects in violation of constitutional requirements, and it improperly bypassed legislative safeguards designed to regulate local and special laws. The court also ruled that votes cast in the April 2026 special election tied to the measure carried no legal effect.

The judge further determined that plaintiffs had standing and that the case warranted permanent injunctive relief. The ruling said that the challenged laws created irreversible legal and procedural harm, justifying immediate and permanent judicial intervention.

Virginia voters narrowly approved a measure on Tuesday to redraw the state’s congressional maps, a change that could shift representation to give Democrats up to 10 of 11 U.S. House seats. Democrats advanced the plan in response to President Donald Trump who had asked Republican-led states to pursue midterm redistricting.

Prior to losing Tuesday’s Virginia redistricting referendum, the Republican National Committee ramped up its opposition to the measure, arguing the new congressional map would unfairly tilt the state toward Democrats and reshape U.S. House representation. It also invested significant resources into the effort as part of a broader push to counter Democratic gains ahead of the midterm elections.

Virginia Democrats advanced the redistricting amendment through both chambers of the General Assembly, completing the necessary legislative approvals before placing it before voters in a statewide referendum. The effort is part of a wider trend of mid-decade redistricting in several states, building on Virginia‘s current 6–5 Democratic edge in the U.S. House.