La Cour suprême de Virginie invalide une carte électorale après un référendum

La Cour suprême de Virginie a annulé une carte des circonscriptions approuvée par les électeurs lors d'un récent référendum, la jugeant inconstitutionnelle. Les dirigeants démocrates ont critiqué cette décision, estimant qu'elle bafoue la volonté populaire.

La décision a été rendue le 8 mai dans un avis rédigé par le juge D. Arthur Kelsey. La cour a estimé que les démocrates de Virginie avaient demandé que tout examen soit reporté après le scrutin, en invoquant une jurisprudence qui empêchait toute intervention tant que la mesure était à l'étude par les électeurs. Seuls 1,6 million des 3 millions de participants environ ont soutenu la carte lors du référendum.

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