Supreme Court rejects Virginia's bid to restore congressional map favoring Democrats
The justices declined to revive a voter-approved map that could have given Democrats four more House seats, leaving the current districts in place.
- The Supreme Court rejected Virginia's bid to restore a congressional map that would have given Democrats a chance to pick up four seats in the House of Representatives.
- The Virginia Supreme Court struck down a constitutional amendment that voters narrowly passed, finding that the Democratic-controlled legislature improperly began the process of placing the amendment on the ballot after early voting had begun.
- The Supreme Court's order is the latest twist in the nation's mid-decade redistricting competition, and it's possible Democrats could use it in election-year messaging about a partisan Supreme Court.
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SCOTUS Ends Va. Dems' Bid to Restore Voter-Approved Maps
Democrats hoping for a late boost in Virginia's congressional map just hit a wall at the nation's highest court. The US Supreme Court on Friday declined an emergency request from Virginia Democratic lawmakers to restore voter-approved redistricting changes that could have yielded the party as many as four additional House...
The U.S. Democrats wanted to re-cut the Virginia constituencies in order to have better chances against President Trump's Republicans in the interim elections, but courts are thwarting the plans.
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INTELLINEWSBefore the U.S. interim elections, both parties are trying to cut the constituencies in their favor. Democrats in Virginia are being stopped by the Supreme Court.
The US Supreme Court has rejected an attempt by Democrats in Virginia to change the electoral districts, which would give Democrats an advantage in this fall's elections.
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