The Supreme Court of Virginia said Friday it would allow a special election on redistricting to move forward this spring while a legal challenge to the process continues.
That election, set for April 21, will ask voters whether they support redrawing the commonwealth’s congressional map ahead of elections this fall to give Democrats a chance to pick up as many as four new House seats.
Earlier this week, Democratic legislators in Virginia approved a new map that could help their party win up to 10 of the commonwealth’s 11 House seats days after first unveiling the proposal. Virginia Democrats have framed their move as a counter to Republican-led redistricting efforts in other states.
