Supreme Court of Virginia Adopts New Maps
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court of Virginia approved new maps for both Virginia’s congressional districts and the Virginia General Assembly.
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On Tuesday, the Supreme Court of Virginia approved new maps for both Virginia’s congressional districts and the Virginia General Assembly.
Today, the Democratic Party of Virginia and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging two of Virginia’s election laws.
Today, the Supreme Court of Virginia rejected all three experts nominated by Republicans to serve as special masters to assist the court with redistricting.
Yesterday, the Virginia Redistricting Commission failed to meet the final deadline for approving new congressional districts.
On Oct. 28, the U.S. Postal Service agreed to address the delayed processing and delivery of election mail in Virginia ahead of its statewide elections next Tuesday, Nov. 2.
Today, the Democratic Party of Virginia sued the U.S. Postal Service over its failure to process and deliver election-related mail in a timely manner, potentially leading to the disenfranchisement of Virginians in the upcoming statewide election on Nov. 2.
On Friday, the Virginia Redistricting Commission failed to approve final district maps for the General Assembly.
On Sept. 22, the Virginia Supreme Court rejected a petition filed by a Virginia state senator, T. Travis Hackworth (R), and individual voters arguing that new redistricting laws in Virginia violate the state constitution.
On Thursday, the historic Virginia Voting Rights Act went into effect. The legislation restores key provisions of the 1965 Voting Rights Act that were gutted on a nationwide level by the U.S. Supreme Court.
On Monday, Gov. Ralph Northam (D) signed new legislation to expand voting access in Virginia.