RNC, Virginia GOP lawmakers file emergency lawsuit to stop redistricting vote

Two national Republican groups and two Virginia Republican members of Congress on Wednesday asked a Tazewell County judge to block the state from holding an April 21 referendum on a proposed congressional redistricting amendment, escalating a high-stakes fight that could reshape Virginia’s congressional map ahead of the midterms.

The lawsuit, filed in Tazewell County Circuit Court, seeks an emergency order to stop state and local election officials from moving forward with the planned vote while the case is litigated.