On February 19, the same Virginia trial court judge who had blocked the Virginia ballot measure on redistricting again blocked it. Republican National Committee v Koski, Tazewell Co. Circuit Court, CL26-266. Here is the 7-page opinion. The judge used the same rationale as he had the first time. He believes that “election day” doesn’t refer to one particular day, but the entire range of the early voting period. The legislature had passed the bill for a redistricting ballot measure before November 4, 2025, but after the first day of early voting for the November 2025 election.