Former AG Tells CNN’s Tapper: VA Supreme Court Likely to Invalidate Redistricting Referendum, Possibly 7-0

Former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli told CNN’s Jake Tapper, following a court ruling invalidating Tuesday’s congressional redistricting vote, that the state Supreme Court will likely uphold the judge’s decision.

Virginians voted Tuesday, approximately 51.5 percent to 48.5 percent, to allow the redrawing of the state’s congressional districts, taking the current party breakdown from a 6-5 split to a potential 10-1 Democratic Party advantage.

Tazewell County Circuit Court Judge Jack Hurley issued an injunction late Wednesday, concluding, “Any and all votes for or against the proposed constitutional amendment in the April 21, 2026, special election are ineffective.”

The judge said the referendum question was void “ab initio” — Latin for “from the beginning.”

When Tapper asked about the ruling, Cuccinelli, a Republican, responded that a trial court win is good, but the issue will ultimately be decided at the Virginia Supreme Court.

In January, Judge Hurley had placed a preliminary