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Thomas: Can Virginians Count on a Simple Reading of the Law?

The Virginia Supreme Court on Monday heard arguments from Republican plaintiffs and Democrat defendants regarding the legality of the April 21 redistricting referendum.

The issue before the court is the process the General Assembly used to approve a special election for redrawing the commonwealth’s congressional districts.

The Supreme Court heard two challenges. The first case presented to justices was that the Virginia General Assembly wasn’t properly in a special session and Democrat state lawmakers added the constitutional amendment to the agenda without a two-thirds vote of the General Assembly.

The second was that the Virginia Constitution requires an intervening election to occur for the House of Delegates between the first and second passage of a proposed amendment.

One of the plaintiffs, apparently a Democrat voter who voted early in 2025, had been a supporter of........

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