Judge Delays Virginia Democrats’ Gerrymandering to After Midterm Election

A judge issued an order blocking Virginia Democrats’ efforts to have the state’s U.S. congressional lines redrawn, until after the midterm elections, according to several reports.

In his order, Judge Jack Hurley Jr., who serves on the Tazewell County Circuit Court, argued that Democrats in the state “did not follow the right procedure to approve the proposed constitutional amendment that would allow for the last-minute redraw of the state’s lines,” according to Politico.

Hurley also claimed that “using the still-open session was not allowed because early voting” had already started, according to the outlet:

Democrats in the Legislature first passed a measure to take up redistricting in October of last year, utilizing a special session left open by then-Gov. Glenn Youngkin. Lawmakers took up the

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