Conservative nonprofit investigates Virginia redistricting vote after court blocks certification

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FIRST ON FOX: A conservative policy group is launching an investigation into Virginia ’s redistricting amendment vote after a court blocked certification of the results, raising new questions from critics about how the referendum was conducted and whether election procedures were properly followed. The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) is initiating a multi-part probe focused on mail-in ballot handling and alleged classroom political influence, Fox News Digital has learned. The move comes as the legal fight over the amendment intensifies , with multiple lawsuits pending and the Virginia Supreme Court set to hear oral arguments Monday. AFPI’s legal team said the first phase of its investigation will involve records requests to several Virginia counties seeking communications and documentation related to how mail-in and absentee ballots were handled during the election. The requests target how applications were processed, how ballots were distributed and accepted, how they were stored and what guidance election officials were operating under. VOTER-ROLL SCRUTINY ESCALATES IN MINNESOTA AS BIGGEST COUNTIES FACE SWEEPING RECORDS DEMANDS The group argues those materials are public records required under Virginia law and should clarify whether proper procedures were followed. "The questions we’re asking aren’t complicated," said Leigh Ann O’Neil, AFPI’s chief legal affairs officer. "Was the election conducted according to state and federal law? Did teachers improperly turn students into a private grassroots army? And, if so, what will the school district do about it? These are basic questions that demand answers no matter how you voted on Tuesday." A second component of the investigation focuses on Fairfax County Public Schools , where AFPI is seeking records related to civics class materials and instruction. CARVILLE AND CO-HOST LAMENT THAT TRUMP SPARKED A REDISTRICTING WAR, MAKING BOTH PARTIES LOOK CYNICAL According to the group, some parents have alleged that teach…