Overview
- Early voting is underway in Virginia for an April 21 ballot measure that would let the General Assembly draw new congressional districts for 2026.
- The Virginia Supreme Court allowed the referendum to proceed despite active lawsuits, and recent polling shows only narrow support around 50 to 52 percent.
- Democratic groups have poured tens of millions into the Virginia fight, yet early vote patterns have not revealed a clear advantage.
- Florida lawmakers will meet in a special session starting April 20 to consider new maps without a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on a key Voting Rights Act case, in a state where 2010 rules ban partisan gerrymanders.
- Gov. Ron DeSantis drew criticism after saying Justice Samuel Alito is “writing the opinion” in the VRA case, as an Emerson poll found 56 percent of Florida voters oppose a mid‑cycle redraw.