"In a 4-3 decision Friday, the Virginia Supreme Court stuck down a Democratic congressional redistricting plan that was approved by voters in April. The new map was intended to give Democrats an inside track for 10 of the state's 11 seats in the U.S. House - a jump from the six they currently hold. The new lines were drawn as part of a push by both parties to redistrict for their advantage in time for the 2026 midterm elections."
"The court majority cited procedural reasons for rejecting the amendment to the state constitution that paved the way for new maps. To send a constitutional amendment to voters, lawmakers are supposed to approve the measure twice - once before and once after a legislative election. The court found that they didn't comply because the initial approval came in October after early voting had begun for the general election."
"Multiple GOP-controlled Southern states pushed this week to redraw their congressional maps in the aftermath of an April 29 U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down a Louisiana congressional district drawn to have a Black majority of constituents. The ruling was seen as a blow to a provision of the Voting Rights Act that requires political maps to include districts where minority populations' preferred candidates can win elections."
Virginia’s Supreme Court invalidated a Democratic congressional redistricting plan approved by voters in April, preventing new district lines from taking effect for the current election cycle. The plan aimed to shift Virginia toward Democrats by targeting 10 of 11 U.S. House seats, up from six currently held. The court majority rejected the constitutional amendment process used to enable the new maps, citing procedural noncompliance with requirements to approve amendments twice, before and after a legislative election. In multiple GOP-controlled Southern states, lawmakers moved to redraw congressional maps after a U.S. Supreme Court decision on April 29 that struck down a Louisiana district designed to create a Black majority. Louisiana suspended primaries scheduled for May 16 as part of the immediate fallout.
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