Virginia Supreme Court strikes down Democrats' redistricting plan
Virginia's top court has thrown out a new electoral map that was designed to help Democrats win four Republican-held US House seats.The ruling is a setback for the party's effort to reshape the state's congressional boundaries before the November midterm elections.The court said Virginia's Democratic-led legislature failed to follow proper procedure when it placed a constitutional amendment on the ballot to authorise mid-decade redistricting.Voters narrowly approved the amendment on 21 April, but the court said the process had been invalid.In its opinion, the court said the violation "irreparably undermines the integrity of the resulting referendum vote and renders it null... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 08 May 2026 16:32 LONDON
