menu_open Columnists
We use cookies to provide some features and experiences in QOSHE

More information  .  Close

Democrats Ask SCOTUS To Classify Virginia’s 45-Day Election As A ‘Single Day’ Event

17 0
12.05.2026

1 Trending: Dems’ Virginia Court-Packing Plan Is A Test Run Of What They’ll Do To SCOTUS After Retaking Power

2 Trending: With The Michael Jackson Biopic Release, It’s Long Past Time To Let Go Of The False Allegations

3 Trending: Exclusive: Virginia School District Injects DEI Into AI Tools

4 Trending: The SPLC’s Drama Queen Media Defense Swings And Misses

Democrats Ask SCOTUS To Classify Virginia’s 45-Day Election As A ‘Single Day’ Event

Virginia’s appeal process to the U.S. Supreme Court has been notable for its sloppiness and contradictory reasoning.

Share Article on Facebook

Share Article on Twitter

Share Article on Truth Social

Share Article via Email

Virginia Democrats, led by Attorney General Jay Jones, have appealed a state Supreme Court decision blocking their attempt to gerrymander the state to the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing once again that “Election Day” is only one day, despite the “election” being 45 days long.

Pro-gerrymander Democrats are making the same argument to the U.S. Supreme Court that they have throughout the legal process: Voting may be 45 days long, but only a single “Election Day” counts as the “election.” That framework is how Democrats were able to shoehorn in the gerrymandering referendum in the first place, effectively disenfranchising more than 1.3 million voters who had already been voting for 42 days before the measure passed in the General Assembly.

On Friday, the Virginia Supreme Court disabused Jones and the Democrats of their flawed argument, stating that the theory would mean “early Virginia........

© The Federalist