On June 6, a 3-judge U.S. District Court issued an opinion in Goldman v Brink, e.d., 3:21cv-420. This is the case over whether Virginia is violating the U.S. Constitution by using legislative districts based on the 2010 census, instead of the 2020 census, until the November 2023 election.
Virginia elects legislators in odd years. Of course new districts based on the 2020 census couldn’t have been used for the regularly-scheduled November 2021 election, because the census data was late, due to covid. The issue was whether Virginia should hold special elections in November 2022 using districts based on the 2020 census.
The court said the plaintiff lacks standing, because it happens he lives in a district in which the population is smaller than the ordinary district. Therefore he can’t argue that he is being personally harmed. If he had lived in an over-populated district, the case could have proceeded to the merits. The plaintiff claimed he had standing as a potential legislative candidate, but he didn’t actually get on the ballot in 2021, nor did he appear to make concrete plans to run in a potential 2022 election either. Thanks to Thomas Jones for this news.
1/2 x 1/2 = 1/4
2021 gerrymander districts using 2010 Census — about 10.5 years olde.
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PR >>> NOOOO census junk stats in process.
This was unfortunate. The current GOP Attorney General, Jason Miyares, executed the playbook of his Democratic predecessor, Mark Herring, to run out the clock on this suit. Norm Leahy at the Washington Post has had good op/eds on it on their Local Opinions page. The plaintiff was his former writing partner, Paul Goldman.
correction — about 11.5 years olde
result – LARGE unequal winner and district votes.
Many losers getting more votes than lowest winners.
THE GOP NEEDS TO FINISH GETTING RID OF THE RHINO’S. GOOD PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE BUT MORE REMAINS TO BE DONE. KEEP THIRD PARTIES UNTIL THAT PROCESS IS OVER JUST IN CASE. THEN GO ALL IN GOP AND TAKE NO PRISONERS.