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VA Delegate Optimistic He Won't Have to Vote for Trump at GOP Convention

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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A Virginia delegate to the Republican National Committee national convention who opposes Donald Trump's bid for the presidency is hopeful an upcoming federal ruling on state election law will serve as a spark for the GOP to pick a different candidate.

Carroll Correll Jr. said outside a federal courthouse in Richmond on Thursday that Republicans can do better than Trump.

Judge Robert E. Payne heard testimony during a day-long hearing on Correll's legal challenge to state election law. Correll says Virginia law is unconstitutional because it allows for criminal penalties for GOP delegates who don't vote for the winner of the March 1 primary, which Trump won.

Payne's decision is expected next week.

Don Rush is the News Director at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.