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A Virginia judge Wednesday rejected a Republican request to immediately block Democrats from advancing a constitutional amendment that could let the state redraw its congressional map — a win, for now, for Democrats and voting rights advocates.
A group of Virginia Republicans filed a lawsuit Tuesday aimed at halting Democrats’ plan to redraw the state’s congressional map.
A judge ruled Thursday to weaken Virginia’s felony disenfranchisement law, holding that the state’s restrictive policy likely violates federal law.
Virginia Democrats are set to announce a special session to redraw the state’s congressional map in response to the recent wave of aggressive Republican gerrymanders in several other states.
President Donald Trump’s U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) voluntarily dismissed a lawsuit challenging Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s (R) voter purge program that targeted the registrations of naturalized citizens and other eligible voters on the eve of the 2024 general election.
The state officially petitioned the Waynesboro Circuit Court to remove Curtis Lilly as Waynesboro Board of Elections chairman.
A Virginia circuit court judge issued an order Monday that the Waynesboro Board of Elections must certify the results of the 2024 election.
A federal judge denied a request to block Iowa election officials from challenging the eligibility of alleged noncitizens on the state’s voter rolls.
In a 6-3 order, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to reinstate Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s (R) voter purge program that erroneously canceled the registrations of many naturalized citizens and other eligible individuals on the eve of the Nov. 5 general election.
Virginia election officials have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to promptly reinstate Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s (R) voter purge program that targeted the registrations of naturalized citizens and other eligible individuals ahead of the Nov. 5 general election.