Virginia Supreme Court Denies Bid to Allow Redistricting Referendum Certification

The justices, who have yet to issue a final decision, declined to overturn a lower court ruling that the referendum process violated the state constitution.

Virginia state Supreme Court building in Richmond, Va., on Jan. 15, 2021. Eze Amos/Getty Images

The Virginia Supreme Court denied a request by the state attorney general to strike a lower court’s ruling that blocked the certification of the state’s redistricting referendum outcome until the legal process concludes.

If certified, the redrawn map would favor Democrats in 10 out of 11 of the state’s congressional districts. Currently, the U.S. House makeup from the Old Dominion is six Democrats and five Republicans.