# @nbcwashington on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2026-05-08T18:08:08.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NBC4 Washington (@nbcwashington) — https://gondola.cc/nbcwashington

## Caption

The Virginia Supreme Court on Friday struck down a voter-approved Democratic congressional redistricting plan. ⁠
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The decision delivers another major setback to the party in a nationwide battle against Republicans for an edge in this year's midterm elections.⁠
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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.⁠
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Writing for the majority, Justice D. Arthur Kelsey wrote that the legislature submitted the proposed constitutional amendment to voters “in an unprecedented manner.”⁠
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“This violation irreparably undermines the integrity of the resulting referendum vote and renders it null and void," he wrote.⁠
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Learn more about the decision and its effects at the link in bio.⁠
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#virginiasupremecourt #redistricting #decision2026 #midtermelection #virginia #va #politics #donaldtrump

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politics, decision2026, redistricting, virginiasupremecourt, donaldtrump, virginia, midtermelection, va

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