{"id":2503593,"date":"2025-10-27T18:44:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T22:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/earle-sears-decries-virginia-redistricting-amendment-push-as-illegal\/"},"modified":"2025-10-27T18:44:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T22:44:52","slug":"earle-sears-decries-virginia-redistricting-amendment-push-as-illegal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/earle-sears-decries-virginia-redistricting-amendment-push-as-illegal\/","title":{"rendered":"Earle-Sears decries Virginia redistricting amendment push as illegal"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fearle-sears-decries-virginia-redistricting-amendment-push-as-illegal%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2503593&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Virginia Lieutenant Governor and Republican gubernatorial candidate Winsome Earle-Sears condemned state Democrats&#8217; efforts to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/energy-expert-debunks-aocs-suggestion-to-immediately-turn-off-puerto-ricos-coal-power\/\" title=\"Energy Expert Debunks AOC\u2019s Suggestion To Immediately Turn Off Puerto Rico\u2019s Coal Power\">rapidly push<\/a> through a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-legislature-introduces-first-in-nation-resolution-to-protect-against-democrat-court-packing\/\" title=\"Arizona Legislature Introduces First-In-Nation Resolution To Protect Against Democrat ...Court Packing...\">constitutional amendment<\/a> for redistricting, calling the move illegal and improperly processed. Speaking at the virginia State Capitol,she emphasized the need for transparency,fairness,and integrity in elections to ensure every vote counts equally. Earle-Sears criticized her opponent, Democrat Abigail Spanberger, for not opposing the amendment and suggested the effort coudl have broader implications, questioning the validity of changing constitutional amendments at politicians&#8217; whims. The redistricting initiative follows a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyu-professor-if-youre-black-youre-not-safe-in-u-s-schools\/\" title=\"NYU Professor: \u2018If You\u2019re Black, You\u2019re Not Safe In U.S. Schools\u2019\">nationwide push<\/a>, with Virginia law requiring a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/caddo-and-bossier-had-low-turnouts-in-saturdays-elections-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Caddo and Bossier had low turnouts in Saturday\u2019s elections - Washington Examiner\">constitutional amendment approved<\/a> in two consecutive General Assembly sessions and a statewide referendum before new districts take effect. A bipartisan effort to establish an Independent Redistricting Commission was previously approved by the legislature and voters.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Earle-Sears decries Virginia redistricting amendment push as illegal<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2369425\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/virginia\/\">Virginia<\/a> Lt. Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3860078\/trump-winsome-earle-sears-obama-stumps-for-abigail-spanberger-virginia-governor-election\/\">Windsome Earle-Sears<\/a> decried state Democrats&rsquo; attempts to fast-track the redistricting of the state, saying it was illegal.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, the Republican gubernatorial candidate held an impromptu press conference on the steps of the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond. She denounced the attempts by the legislature to push through a new Virginia constitutional amendment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3865006\/democrats-need-nj-va-victories-show-not-out-of-game-byron-york\/\">Democrats need NJ and VA victories to show they&#8217;re not &#8216;out of the game&#8217;: Byron York<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3863678\/zohran-mamdani-nyc-jewish-vote-split-cuomo-schumer-jeffries\/\">Mamdani&rsquo;s rise splits Jewish Democrats in NYC and stokes concern from mainstream groups<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3864376\/sliwa-cuomo-mamdani-worst-nyc-mayoral-candidate\/\">Sliwa says other than Cuomo, Mamdani worst NYC mayoral candidate ever<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Virginians deserve transparency, fairness, and integrity in their elections. They deserve to know that no matter who holds office, their vote will count the same as anyone else&rsquo;s,&rdquo;<em><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em>she said. &ldquo;I left the campaign trail because my duty is here, in this building, with the people&rsquo;s Senate. I gave my word to fight for Virginians, to defend their rights and their honor, and that is exactly what I am doing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Well, the people have to make that decision,&rdquo; Earle-Sears said when asked if she would support a constitutional amendment to redraw the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >state&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s congressional districts. &ldquo;But it is not in its proper form. It is not in its proper process. It is not &mdash; in any way, shape, or form &mdash; legal. So what we&rsquo;re not going to do is speculate on what is not properly before us.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears gestures as she presides over the Senate at the Capitol, Feb. 8, 2022, in Richmond, Virginia. (AP Photo\/Steve Helber, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Earle-Sears claimed that her opponent in the Virginia governor&rsquo;s race, Abigail Spanberger, could put a stop to the effort but was choosing not to.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I can&rsquo;t do it. But you know, who can? Abigail Spanberger is still going to be able to be on the campaign trail; that&rsquo;s if she&rsquo;s not in her basement,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Earle-Sears then hinted at possible global implications if the Democratic effort was successful.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And by the way, as we all know, this race, the world is watching. And what are we saying to the world, that if you don&rsquo;t like a constitutional amendment that the people have voted for, just get rid of it,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;So now, Mr. Chairman, that all of our constitutional amendments are up for grabs and changed at the will of politicians, the Democrats, is that what we&rsquo;re looking at?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No, it shall never happen, not under my watch. Not under our current elected bodies. Watch, it will never happen. The will of the people must prevail,&rdquo; Earle-Sears added.<\/p>\n<p>Virginia was caught in the nationwide redistricting arms race, triggered in August by an aggressive redistricting push by the state&rsquo;s dominant Republicans. According to Virginia law, for the congressional map to be redrawn, a constitutional amendment must be approved in two consecutive sessions of the General Assembly, broken by an election in the middle.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3860078\/trump-winsome-earle-sears-obama-stumps-for-abigail-spanberger-virginia-governor-election\/\">TRUMP KEEPS DISTANCE IN VIRGINIA AS OBAMA GOES ALL IN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If the amendment is passed this week, another vote could be held after Jan. 14 for the next legislature, and then it would go to a statewide referendum. In the current time frame, the new districts could hypothetically be approved by mid-April.<\/p>\n<p>A bipartisan initiative to create Virginia&rsquo;s Independent Redistricting Commission went through the legislature in 2019 and was overwhelmingly passed in a referendum the following year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earle-Sears condemns Virginia redistricting effort as illegal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2503594,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25300656238534.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4935,40299,4207,16985,5468],"class_list":["post-2503593","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-amendment","tag-earle-sears","tag-illegal","tag-redistricting","tag-virginia"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25300656238534.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2503593","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2503593"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2503593\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2503597,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2503593\/revisions\/2503597"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2503594"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2503593"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2503593"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2503593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}