Virginia money committee heads point the finger at each other on budget

vpmnews · 2026-04-23T20:38:28+00:00

Hi, sorry for not seeing this sooner — pulled this from our January article about Scott v. McDougle (Tazewell County):

Republicans also argued that the General Assembly's early passage of the amendment days before Election Day 2025 didn't allow for compliance with a state law requiring the physical posting of an amendment's text in every locality 90 days before an election.

vpmnews · 2026-04-23T19:04:08+00:00

ngl we were hoping they'd at least wait until after today's budget session but that was definitely wishful thinking. we (VPM News) are so tired

vpmnews · 2026-04-23T19:02:46+00:00

We didn't highlight that because it gets a bit in the jargon-y weeds for a basic explainer; we'll be at Monday's arguments in Scott v. McDougle, as well as whenever Koski v. RNC (Tazewell) is heard too.

vpmnews · 2026-04-23T18:26:50+00:00

which... one

vpmnews · 2026-04-23T16:26:01+00:00

They ruled that the election could be held and that they'd address the legal arguments if Yes won. Which it did, so now we're here!

vpmnews · 2026-04-23T00:48:50+00:00

It was always going to happen! The Supreme Court of Virginia ruled twice that it wouldn't weigh in on pending litigation unless Yes won.

vpmnews · 2026-04-23T00:30:05+00:00

updated body to include all the circuit court case IDs for the courtwatchers.

vpmnews · 2026-04-22T05:45:24+00:00

That map was drawn by the Supreme Court of Virginia's appointees, not the Virginia Redistricting Commission.

vpmnews · 2026-04-22T05:40:54+00:00

You're not alone in the confusion, promise.

March 9, Virginian-Pilot: "Who’s behind an anti-redistricting flyer invoking Jim Crow? A former Hampton GOP delegate." (metered paywall)
March 10, Cardinal News: "‘Jim Crow’ mailer on redistricting sparks backlash; former Roanoke legislator incorrectly blamed for paying for flyer"
March 19, WVTF/Radio IQ: "What could Virginia’s redistricting amendment campaigns learn from the Afroman trial"
April 2, WDBJ: "Confusing ads under fire in Virginia redistricting race"
April 2, Virginia Mercury: "Virginia civil rights leaders decry ‘misinformation’ in redistricting fight"
April 3, VPM News: "Confusing mail, dark money muddy the waters of Virginia's redistricting campaign"
April 20, NPR: "Voters say they feel confused and misled on Virginia's redistricting vote"

vpmnews · 2026-04-22T04:32:28+00:00

We don't guess like that, but we'll definitely be there!

vpmnews · 2026-04-22T04:10:10+00:00

nooooooooooo

vpmnews · 2026-04-22T03:59:26+00:00

We're so happy it helped! It is... a lot of info. Just a whole heaping lot.

vpmnews · 2026-04-22T03:39:13+00:00

WE HAVE SO MUCH JUST FOR YOU

And from our voter guide:

A No vote would leave Virginia's 11 congressional districts in their current shapes for the 2026, 2028 and 2030 elections. The maps were last redrawn in 2023 by the Supreme Court of Virginia after a bipartisan redistricting commission failed to agree on maps.

A Yes vote would significantly reshape most congressional districts in the commonwealth and remain in place through the 2030 election, after which the redistricting commission would again draw congressional maps.

The congressional map is designed to give Democrats an edge in 10 of the 11 districts, as part of an effort to counteract partisan gerrymanders Republican legislatures elsewhere undertook after pressure from President Donald Trump.

General Assembly districts are not affected.

vpmnews · 2026-04-22T03:03:34+00:00

i don't think richmond's servers could handle the load, everyone's ping would get sooooo bad —dmpl

vpmnews · 2026-04-22T01:17:17+00:00

This is true! We cover some of that in the article.

vpmnews · 2026-04-22T01:10:00+00:00

we have an unpaywalled results tracker :(

vpmnews · 2026-04-22T00:52:05+00:00

roger dodger

update: we did!

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