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Sam Shirazi

@samshirazim

Fan of Virginia Elections 🗳️(Views expressed are mine personally)
Arlington, VA Joined December 2009
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Sam Shirazi @samshirazim
Take a moment to read the last Facebook post of the Mayor of North Ogden Brent Taylor who was killed in Afghanistan while serving with the Utah National Guard and vote
Jake Tapper 🦅 Verified account @jaketapper Nov 4, 2018
FB post from Utah Lt Gov @SpencerJCox includes last post from North Ogden Mayor Brent Taylor, who was KIA in Afghanistan:
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Sam Shirazi @samshirazim
The good news for Virginia GOP?

They have flip opportunities in 2027

The bad news for Virginia GOP?

Very difficult to even come close to a majority in House of Delegates

Best hope is to narrow the gap

And then see it political environment changes by 2029
J. Miles Coleman @JMilesColeman Apr 28
As it passed by 3.3%, the VA redistricting vote appears to have carried 55 of the 100 House of Delegates district.

Some cold comfort for Republicans might be that the vote only passed in 4 of the 13 districts that Democrats flipped last year.
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Sam Shirazi @samshirazim
Folks I’ll respect whatever decision the Virginia Supreme Court comes to

It’s a tricky issue of Virginia state law

Reasonable minds can come to different conclusions

I’m giving my personal thoughts based on what I’m seeing

Only people who know what will happen are 7 Justices
Sam Shirazi @samshirazim Apr 28
There are 2 possibilities

1. Virginia Supreme Court wants to issue full opinion and won’t rush something

2. This is shadow docket equivalent and may give hints about final ruling

My money is on #1 given they let referendum go forward

Would be consistent with 1 final opinion
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Sam Shirazi @samshirazim
There are 2 possibilities

1. Virginia Supreme Court wants to issue full opinion and won’t rush something

2. This is shadow docket equivalent and may give hints about final ruling

My money is on #1 given they let referendum go forward

Would be consistent with 1 final opinion
Tyler Englander @TylerEnglander Apr 28
New: The Supreme Court of Virginia has denied a request for an emergency stay of last week’s Tazewell ruling that said the State Board of Elections can’t certify the results of Virginia’s redistricting referendum.

This is just a ruling on the request for a stay and not on the merits of the appeal.
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Sam Shirazi @samshirazim
The text of Virginia Constitution is important

The amendment process is often summarized as there needs to be an election in between passage in General Assembly

The text says “referred to the General Assembly at its first regular session held after the next general election”