Virginia asks Supreme Court to restore Democrats’ congressional map
Summary
Virginia Democrats asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow their new congressional map to be used. The map could help Democrats win up to four seats in the House of Representatives. The Virginia Supreme Court stopped the map because it said Democrats did not follow the correct steps before voters approved it.Key Facts
- Virginia Democrats want their new congressional map restored by the U.S. Supreme Court.
- The map could give Democrats a chance to gain four House seats in the upcoming elections.
- The Virginia Supreme Court blocked the map last week.
- The court said Democrats did not follow the proper procedures before voters approved the map in April.
- Virginia officials called the state court’s decision “judicial defiance.”
- The issue is being handled as an emergency appeal at the national Supreme Court level.
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