US Supreme Court Allows Spring Referendum on Congressional Redistricting
The court’s decision permits the special election scheduled for April 21 to move forward, even as legal challenges continue. Voters will have the opportunity to decide whether to grant the state legislature authority to redraw congressional districts through 2030, temporarily bypassing the bipartisan commission established by a 2020 constitutional amendment. Early voting is set to begin on March 6.
Democratic lawmakers have presented the proposal as a countermeasure to Republican-led mid-decade redistricting in states such as Texas, North Carolina, Ohio, and Missouri—efforts reportedly encouraged by President Donald Trump to help Republicans maintain their slim U.S. House majority. GOP-led Texas was among the first states to revise congressional maps, prompting responsive actions from Democratic-led states, including California.
Supporters celebrated the court’s ruling. Dan Gottlieb, spokesperson for Virginians for Fair Elections, said, “today’s order is a huge win for Virginia voters. The Court made it clear that nothing in this case stops the April 21 referendum from moving forward and that Virginians will have the final say.”
Opponents contend that the initiative undermines bipartisan reforms designed to keep politicians out of the redistricting process. A coalition that includes former Virginia governor and U.S. senator George Allen cautioned voters, “thanks to the strong recent vote of the people, Virginia has much better standards of fairness than this. We must stand above these sorts of political election-rigging schemes.”
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