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The Virginia Supreme Court on Friday struck down a voter-approved Democratic congressional redistricting plan. ⁠ ⁠ The decision delivers another major setback to the party in a nationwide battle against Republicans for an edge in this year's midterm elections.⁠ ⁠ The court ruled 4-3 that the state's Democratic-led legislature violated procedural requirements when it placed the constitutional amendment on the ballot to authorize the mid-decade redistricting. Voters narrowly approved the amendment April 21, but the court's ruling renders the results of that vote meaningless.⁠ ⁠ Writing for the majority, Justice D. Arthur Kelsey wrote that the legislature submitted the proposed constitutional amendment to voters “in an unprecedented manner.”⁠ ⁠ “This violation irreparably undermines the integrity of the resulting referendum vote and renders it null and void," he wrote.⁠ ⁠ Learn more about the decision and its effects at the link in bio.⁠ ⁠ #virginiasupremecourt #redistricting #decision202...

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