Ruling By Supreme Court Of Virginia On Redistricting Referendum A “Good Sign” For Republicans

The Supreme Court of Virginia denied a request by Democrats to pause a Tazewell County judge’s ruling to block the state from certifying the election results of last week’s redistricting referendum.

The judge ruled the State Department of Elections could not certify the referendum results until the state’s highest court ruled on the matter.

Democrats requested an emergency stay, which would have allowed the certification of the results while the legal challenge continued.

WRIC explained further:
 

However, the Supreme Court of Virginia ruled on Tuesday, April 28, that the Department of Elections cannot do that. Our 8News legal analyst confirmed that this is just a ruling on the request for a stay and not on the merits of the appeal.

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