President Trump said Virginia’s special election on a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow Democrats to temporarily redraw the state’s congressional map was “rigged.”

Results Are In For Critical Virginia Redistricting Referendum

"A RIGGED ELECTION TOOK PLACE LAST NIGHT IN THE GREAT COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA! All day long Republicans were winning, the Spirit was unbelievable, until the very end when, of course, there was a massive 'Mail In Ballot Drop!' Where have I heard that before — And the Democrats eked out another Crooked Victory! Six to five goes to ten to one, and yet the Presidential Election in November was very close to a 50-50 split," Trump wrote on Truth Social.

"In addition to everything else, the language on the Referendum was purposefully unintelligible and deceptive. As everyone knows, I am an extraordinarily brilliant person, and even I had no idea what the h*** they were talking about in the Referendum, and neither do they! Let’s see if the Courts will fix this travesty of 'Justice,'" he continued.

On Wednesday, a Virginia judge ruled the referendum unconstitutional and blocked the state from certifying the results.

7News explained further:

Virginia's current attorney general, Jay Jones, confirmed to 7News on Wednesday that his office would appeal the decision.

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The order, according to officials, came from the Tazewell Circuit Court, which previously blocked the referendum after repeatedly deeming the vote and the resolution for the referendum unconstitutional, siding with Republicans who filed several suits.

Both previous attempts at blocking the referendum were struck down by the Virginia Supreme Court.

Virginia voters on Tuesday narrowly advanced legislation to redraw the states Congressional maps, a move that could give Democrats 10 out of the 11 seats in the U.S. House. Currently, there are six Democrats and five Republicans representing the state.

Democrats in the state pushed for a mid-term redistricting in response to President Donald Trump, who initially encouraged Republican states to do the same before the mid-term elections.

There are several lawsuits challenging the referendum.

"As I said last night, Virginia voters have spoken, and an activist judge should not have veto power over the people’s vote. We look forward to defending the outcome of last night's election in court," Jones said, according to FOX 5 DC.

"The President ordered states to draw more Republican seats in Congress because he knows he cannot win with his record. Rising prices. Reckless war. Failed promises. Virginians made their response loud and clear last night. Now, we get to work to win in November," Gov. Abigail Spanberger said Tuesday night.

FOX 5 DC has more:

In his written order, Hurley concluded that required procedural steps under the Virginia Constitution were not properly followed before lawmakers placed the measure on the ballot, making the referendum legally defective.

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Hurley also wrote that the ballot language given to voters was misleading and failed constitutional standards for clarity. He specifically pointed to wording that suggested the amendment would "restore fairness," writing that it could improperly influence voters by implying that opposing the measure would be unjust. That defect, the court ruled, independently violated constitutional requirements for ballot presentation.

Per the ruling, the court issued a permanent injunction preventing the State Board of Elections and other officials from certifying the election results or taking any action to implement the proposed redistricting plan.

The ruling effectively preserves Virginia’s existing congressional district map while litigation continues.

The case was brought by the Republican National Committee, the National Republican Congressional Committee and GOP lawmakers, who argued in court filings that Democrats advanced the amendment through unconstitutional procedures and misled voters in violation of state law.

 

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