Virginia Democrats Seek Supreme Court’s Intervention over VA Supreme Court Gerrymander Ruling

Democrats in Virginia are requesting the Supreme Court’s intervention after the Virginia Supreme Court killed a gerrymander scheme that would have redrawn the state’s congressional map in the Democrats’ favor, prior to the midterm elections.

In an emergency application for a stay filed on Monday, officials such as Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones (D) and Virginia Solicitor General Tillman Breckenbridge argued that the Virginia Supreme Court’s ruling “overrode the will of the people” who voted in favor of the redistricting referendum, Fox5DC News reported.

In the filing, the officials said the court had found “a procedural flaw in the amendment’s passage and ratification,” adding that the court found that “the General Assembly failed to pass the amendment prior to the ‘next general election’ before passing it a second time” and referring it to the voters.

The officials continued to argue that the Virginia Supreme Court “is deeply mistaken