{"id":2594421,"date":"2026-04-23T20:49:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T00:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-ag-tells-cnns-tapper-va-supreme-court-likely-to-invalidate-redistricting-referendum-possibly-7-0\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T20:50:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T00:50:57","slug":"former-ag-tells-cnns-tapper-va-supreme-court-likely-to-invalidate-redistricting-referendum-possibly-7-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-ag-tells-cnns-tapper-va-supreme-court-likely-to-invalidate-redistricting-referendum-possibly-7-0\/","title":{"rendered":"Former AG Tells CNN&#8217;s Tapper: VA Supreme Court Likely to Invalidate Redistricting Referendum, Possibly 7-0"},"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\">30<\/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%2Fformer-ag-tells-cnns-tapper-va-supreme-court-likely-to-invalidate-redistricting-referendum-possibly-7-0%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=2594421&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>Former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli discussed the fate of Virginia\u2019s mid-decade redistricting referendum after a court blocked the april 21, 2026 vote. A Tazewell County judge ruled that the referendum votes where ineffective and void ab initio, while Virginians had narrowly approved the measure to redraw the congressional map, perhaps shifting the state from a 6-5 Republican-Democratic balance to a far more Democratic-leaning map. cuccinelli told CNN that even though the trial court win is meaningful, the Virginia Supreme Court will ultimately decide the issue, and he predicted the high court is highly likely to overturn the lower court ruling.<\/p>\n<p>Cuccinelli outlined four constitutional challenges he said the Democrats\u2019 referendum faced: (1) the first passage was invalid because it occurred during a special session not allowed by law; (2) the amendment requires two separate legislative votes with an election between them,which did not occur due to early voting; (3) the proposed maps violate the contiguity and compactness requirements of the Virginia Constitution; and (4) the timeline did not meet the 90-day submission requirement after final passage. He suggested the Supreme Court could issue a 7-0 ruling throwing the referendum out, and noted that the state supreme Court had previously allowed the election to proceed but had not ruled on the underlying issues. The article also notes that the Associated Press reported the high court\u2019s stance was provisional, and that oral arguments were anticipated in the case.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli told CNN&rsquo;s Jake Tapper, following a court ruling invalidating Tuesday&rsquo;s congressional redistricting vote, that the state Supreme Court will likely uphold the judge&rsquo;s decision.<\/p>\n<p>Virginians <a href=\"https:\/\/enr.elections.virginia.gov\/results\/public\/virginia\/elections\/2026-April-21-Special\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">voted<\/a> Tuesday, approximately 51.5 percent to 48.5 percent, to allow the redrawing of the state&rsquo;s congressional districts, taking the current party breakdown from a 6-5 split to a potential 10-1 Democratic Party advantage.<\/p>\n<p>Tazewell County Circuit Court Judge Jack Hurley <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/judge-slams-brakes-democrats-virginia-redistricting-rules-every-vote-ineffective\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">issued an injunction<\/a> late Wednesday, concluding, &ldquo;Any and all votes for or against the proposed constitutional amendment in the April 21, 2026, special election are ineffective.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The judge said the referendum question was void &ldquo;ab initio&rdquo; &mdash; Latin for &ldquo;from the beginning.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>When Tapper asked about the ruling, Cuccinelli, a Republican, responded that a trial court win is good, but the issue will ultimately be decided at the Virginia Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); 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ballot referendum going forward.<\/p>\n<p>The Virginia Supreme Court ruled in March that the election could go forward, but did not decide on the underlying legal issues raised, the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/virginia-redistricting-democrats-referendum-court-lawsuits-09784036e696bbe8d4d254e15079a5d8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The court still has not ruled on whether the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-slams-the-brakes-on-democrats-virginia-redistricting-rules-every-vote-ineffective\/\" title=\"Judge Slams the Brakes on Democrats&#039; Virginia Redistricting, Rules Every Vote &#039;Ineffective&#039;\">mid-decade redistricting amendment<\/a> and referendum are legal, indicating that the scheduled April vote could be all for nothing if the top court upholds a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >lower court ruling blocking<\/a> the effort,&rdquo; the Associated Press said at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Cuccinelli explained to Tapper that nothing should be read into the Supreme Court allowing the election to go forward, despite Hurley&rsquo;s previous ruling.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s a reason the Supreme Court held off until after the vote. Over 100 years of Virginia legal precedent says that the vote in a referendum is part of the legislative process. It&rsquo;s analogous to a governor signing a bill. You don&rsquo;t sue on a bill that hasn&rsquo;t passed yet,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s highly likely this will be overturned, probably in May,&rdquo; the former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/southernmost-us-city-terminates-ice-agreement-gop-leadership-fires-back\/\" title=\"Southernmost US City Terminates ICE Agreement, GOP Leadership Fires Back\">attorney general contended<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Senior Fellow Ken Cuccinelli joins <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNN?\">@CNN<\/a> as the legal fight heats up over Virginia&rsquo;s redistricting referendum: &ldquo;There&rsquo;s some very basic processes in the Constitution for amending the constitution that Democrats ignored. They were ignoring the will of the people in how they brought&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SQflCxcLkD\">pic.twitter.com\/SQflCxcLkD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Center for Renewing America (@amrenewctr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amrenewctr\/status\/2047336514485457008?\">April 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Cuccinelli went on to argue that the referendum &ldquo;flagrantly violated&rdquo; the state&rsquo;s constitutional process in four ways.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They have to win all four of them to hold on to this referendum. I just don&rsquo;t think they can do it,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There are some very basic processes in the Constitution for amending the Constitution that they ignored,&rdquo; Cuccinelli elaborated. &ldquo;They [the Democrats] were ignoring the will of the people in how they brought this forward. And now we&rsquo;re going to have this decided in the Virginia Supreme Court. I wouldn&rsquo;t be surprised to see a 7-0 ruling throwing this out.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The former attorney general listed the four constitutional issues raised in a social media post Tuesday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The &ldquo;yes&rdquo; vote has won Va&rsquo;s redistricting referendum &mdash; but the legal fight is just beginning. Four Va Constitutional challenges are now teed up:<br \/> THREE challenges to the amendment process itself:<br \/> 1&#65039;&#8419; First passage was invalid. The amendment was taken up during a special session&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ken Cuccinelli II (@KenCuccinelli) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KenCuccinelli\/status\/2046763761264984137?\">April 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>First, he noted the referendum seeks to change the congressional districts through a constitutional amendment, but the amendment was taken up during a special legislative session to address the budget last fall, which was not allowed under Virginia law. &ldquo;Expanding it to include a constitutional amendment on redistricting required a two-thirds vote that never occurred,&rdquo; Cuccinelli wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Second, the amendment must be approved by two separate votes of the legislature, with an election between the votes. Early voting in last fall&rsquo;s election was already underway when the proposed amendment passed the legislature.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Cuccinelli wrote that the Virginia Constitution requires &ldquo;every electoral district shall be composed of contiguous and compact territory,&rdquo; explaining the &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-democrats-virginia-redistricting-win-was-rigged-calls-for-courts-to-fix-travesty-of-justice\/\" title=\"Trump Says Democrats&#039; Virginia Redistricting ... Was &#039;Rigged,&#039; Calls for ...s to Fix &#039;Travesty of Justice&#039;\">proposed congressional maps violate<\/a> this contiguity requirement (rather badly).&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The new map would create multiple districts that originate in Democrat-heavy northern Virginia around Washington, D.C., and extend south.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">5 districts in Virginia now start in this circle&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>Tentacles from DC reaching across the state. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ek4InrNcxl\">pic.twitter.com\/Ek4InrNcxl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Geiger Capital (@Geiger_Capital) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Geiger_Capital\/status\/2046771166438666627?\">April 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Finally, the Virginia Constitution requires &ldquo;the amendment be submitted to voters &lsquo;not sooner than ninety days after final passage by the General Assembly.&rsquo; The timeline from the second passage to the April 21 vote did not satisfy this requirement,&rdquo; Cuccinelli wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Judge Hurley listed some of these issues in his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/judge-slams-brakes-democrats-virginia-redistricting-rules-every-vote-ineffective\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January ruling<\/a> against the referendum.<\/p>\n<p>Cuccinelli <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/amrenewctr\/status\/2047337346941509934\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> Newsmax Wednesday that the Supreme Court has been moving at &ldquo;lightning speed&rdquo; in the case that was already active on the court docket before Tuesday&rsquo;s election.<\/p>\n<p>He said oral arguments are set to be heard in the case Monday.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Virginians had narrowly approved the redrawing plan (about 51.5% to 48.5%), which would shift the congressional map toward a Democratic majority. Judge Jack Hurley later ruled that the referendum on the constitutional amendment for the April 21, 2026, election is void ab initio and that votes for or against the proposed amendment are ineffective. Cuccinelli said a trial-court win is not decisive; the ultimate decision will come from the Virginia Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<p>He argued that although the Supreme Court allowed the election to proceed, that does not mean the referendum is legal, and he predicted the high court will likely overturn the lower-court ruling-perhaps in May. Cuccinelli maintained that the referendum violated several constitutional processes, listing four issues: (1) the amendment process was moved in a special session and required a two-thirds vote that never occurred; (2) the amendment requires two separate votes with an election in between, which was not satisfied since early voting had already begun; (3) the maps violate contiguity\/compactness requirements; and (4) the timeline required the amendment to be submitted no sooner than 90 days after final passage, which was not met. 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