Court rejects GOP request to immediately block Virginia redistricting
A Virginia court rejected an emergency bid to halt a proposed constitutional amendment meant to counter Republican gerrymanders nationwide ahead of the 2026 elections.
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Virginia Democrats signal push for congressional map that leaves just one GOP seat in bid to counter gerrymanders
Virginia Democrats are openly expressing willingness to pursue a congressional redistricting plan that would create 10 out of 11 Democratic-leaning seats in the state’s U.S. House delegation.
This Week at Democracy Docket: GOP Wants One-Day Elections, and Setbacks for Trump’s Gerrymander Scheme
We’ve been warning for months that President Donald Trump and the GOP are coming hard for mail voting — and this week saw a major development in the campaign.
This Week at Democracy Docket: A Major Win for Democracy — and the Coming Attack on Mail Voting
From Virginia up to Maine, New Jersey out to California, and plenty of places in between, Tuesday was a great night for democracy — and an awful night for President Donald Trump.
The Down-Ballot Votes That Sustained The National Pro-Democracy Wave
Few could miss that election eight delivered a cascade of victories for our democracy. And while national attention understandably focused on statewide races and high-profile ballot measures, smaller contests carried an outsized impact.
Voters Rebuke Trump In Resounding Win for Democracy
Tuesday was a brutal night for President Donald Trump and his axis of antidemocratic actors — and a huge night for democracy.
Democrats Sweep Statewide Races in Virginia, Projected to Gain Delegate Seats, As Voters Reject Trumpism
In a rebuke to President Donald Trump, Democrat Abigail Spanberger won Virginia’s gubernatorial race Tuesday. Her support for constitutional amendments on redistricting and voting rights restoration could make it easier to pass both pro-democracy measures.
Virginia Is Illegally Rejecting Student Voter Registrations, Lawsuit Alleges
The NAACP’s Virginia chapter filed a lawsuit Friday alleging state election officials are unlawfully rejecting college students’ voter registration applications and same-day registration provisional ballots based on missing address information – such as dorm name or room number – that students aren’t required to include.
Judge Rejects Another Attempt to Block Virginia Redistricting
A Virginia judge Monday denied an effort to block a Democratic-led plan to redraw the state’s congressional map in response to President Donald Trump’s nationwide GOP gerrymanders.
This Week at Democracy Docket: First on Voter Suppression News
This week, Democracy Docket readers were first to learn about three important new developments in Republican voter suppression.
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