Virginia’s Top Court Blocks Democrats’ New Congressional Map
Sample ballots and voter information signs at a polling location during early voting on a proposed constitutional amendment in Falls Church, Virginia on March 20.
Photographer: Graeme Sloan/BloombergThe Virginia Supreme Court blocked a new congressional map approved by state voters that was poised to help Democrats gain additional US House seats, giving Republicans an important victory after a year of redistricting efforts had largely ended in a stalemate.
The state’s highest court ruled on Friday that the legislature’s process for pursuing the new map violated Virginia’s Constitution and ordered that an earlier version be used in the upcoming midterm elections.