TAZEWELL COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- Republican members of Virginia's bipartisan redistricting commission filed a civil lawsuit on Tuesday, attempting to block a special legislative session called by Democrats to advance redistricting efforts ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

On Tuesday, Oct. 28, Senate Minority Leader Ryan McDougle (R-Hanover), Sen. Bill Stanley (R-Franklin County) and House Minority Leader Terry Kilgore (R-Scott) filed the lawsuit in Tazewell County Circuit Court, asking for an emergency temporary restraining order to halt the special session.

"The Virginia House of Delegates has no constitutional authority to propose a plan to redraw or reapportion districts for the United States House of Representatives," the civil complaint reads.

McDougle, Stanley and Kilgore filed t

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