Virginia Democrats Ask Supreme Court to Restore Map Worth 4 House Seats
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Updated · CNN · May 11
Virginia Democrats Ask Supreme Court to Restore Map Worth 4 House Seats
20 articles · Updated · CNN · May 11
Virginia Democrats filed an emergency Supreme Court appeal Monday seeking to reinstate a congressional map they say should govern this year’s midterms and could deliver four additional House seats.
Last week, Virginia’s top court voided the April referendum behind the redraw, ruling the process used to place it on the ballot violated the state constitution.
In the filing, Democrats said the state ruling wrongly decided two federal-law questions and would force elections under districts different from those approved after voters ratified the amendment.
The case lands as the U.S. Supreme Court is already confronting a wave of mid-decade redistricting fights after an April ruling sharply narrowed the 1965 Voting Rights Act, prompting map changes in several Southern states.
How will recent Supreme Court redistricting rulings in other states impact Virginia's urgent legal appeal?
What does Virginia's case reveal about the conflict between a popular vote and constitutional procedure?