Overview
- Early in-person voting runs March 6 to April 18, with the statewide special election set for April 21.
- The Virginia Supreme Court twice stayed lower-court orders from Tazewell County and will hear challenges from the RNC, NRCC and GOP members after the vote.
- A Lynchburg judge declined to halt voting, saying election questions should proceed to the state high court for resolution.
- Democrats advanced a temporary constitutional amendment to let the General Assembly adopt a mid‑decade congressional map for 2026 that could net the party up to four additional U.S. House seats if implemented.
- Barack Obama urged a yes vote as Republicans attack the plan as a partisan power grab and contest the ballot’s timing and language, raising the possibility that results could be nullified by the court.