Mahkamah Agung Virginia membatalkan peta pembagian daerah pemilihan setelah referendum

Mahkamah Agung Virginia telah membatalkan peta kongres yang disetujui oleh para pemilih dalam referendum baru-baru ini, dengan menyatakan bahwa peta tersebut inkonstitusional. Para pemimpin Partai Demokrat mengkritik keputusan tersebut karena dianggap membatalkan kehendak rakyat.

Putusan tersebut keluar pada 8 Mei dalam pendapat hukum oleh Hakim D. Arthur Kelsey. Pengadilan menemukan bahwa Partai Demokrat Virginia telah meminta agar tinjauan apa pun ditunda hingga setelah pemungutan suara, dengan mengutip preseden yang mencegah intervensi saat tindakan tersebut masih dalam pertimbangan oleh para pemilih. Hanya sekitar 1,6 juta dari 3 juta peserta yang mendukung peta tersebut dalam referendum.

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