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Virginia Redistricting Fight Shifts to High Court After Vote

After voters in Virginia approved a mid-decade redistricting plan Tuesday that will give Democrats a big edge for U.S. House races, the battle has now shifted to the state’s highest court.

Yesterday, voters approved a constitutional amendment to redraw Virginia’s state congressional map, granting a likely 10-1 advantage for Democrats in future elections.

On Wednesday, however, a Tazewell County Circuit Court judge ordered that Virginia cannot certify the results of Tuesday’s special election. Judge Jack Hurley ruled that the effort to redraw Virginia’s congressional map was illegal.

That ruling will likely be appealed up to the Virginia Supreme Court, which is reviewing multiple legal challenges related to the election.

“They’re going to move very quickly,” Ken Cuccinelli II, former Virginia attorney general and chairman of the Election Transparency Initiative, told The Daily Signal. He expects the process to begin as soon as Thursday.

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