Supreme Court rejects Virginia's bid to restore congressional map favoring Democrats

"Virginia Democrats had hoped to persuade the justices that the Virginia court misread federal law and Supreme Court precedent that hold that, even if early voting is underway, an election does not happen until Election Day itself. The state's attorney general, Democrat Jay Jones, slammed the U.S. Supreme Court's decision, sa"

The Supreme Court rejected Virginia’s bid to restore a congressional map that would have improved Democrats’ chances of gaining four House seats. The decision came amid mid-decade redistricting disputes driven by Republican efforts to redraw district lines and by a Supreme Court ruling that weakened the Voting Rights Act. Justices had recently sided with Republicans in Alabama and Louisiana to redo congressional maps. Virginia’s case differed because it stemmed from a 4-3 Virginia Supreme Court ruling striking down a constitutional amendment passed by voters. The state court found the Democratic-controlled legislature began placing the amendment on the ballot after early voting had started. Virginia Democrats argued the state court misread federal law and precedent about when an election occurs.

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