Mahkamah Agung Virginia tolak peta daerah pemilihan kongres yang baru

Mahkamah Agung Virginia telah memutuskan bahwa peta daerah pemilihan kongres yang baru dan didukung oleh Partai Demokrat adalah inkonstitusional, membatalkan hasil pemilihan khusus dan membuat negara bagian tersebut tetap menggunakan batas-batas wilayah sebelumnya.

Keputusan 4-3 yang dikeluarkan pada hari Jumat tersebut menyatakan bahwa proses perubahan konstitusi negara bagian melanggar persyaratan pemilihan sela berdasarkan Pasal XII, Bagian 1. Pengadilan menyatakan bahwa pendekatan yang diambil oleh Persemakmuran tersebut merusak integritas pemungutan suara referendum dan menjadikannya batal demi hukum.

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The Supreme Court of Virginia ruled Friday that a voter-approved redistricting plan violated state constitutional procedures. The 4-3 decision nullifies the April referendum and keeps the state's existing congressional maps in place. Democrats had sought the change to gain a stronger edge ahead of the 2026 midterms.

The Virginia Supreme Court on Friday struck down a voter-approved redistricting plan that Democrats hoped would add four House seats. The 4-3 ruling cited a procedural error in how the measure reached the ballot. The decision comes amid a broader wave of Republican-led map changes in Southern states.

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Virginia voters approved a constitutional amendment on Tuesday that adopts a new congressional district map favoring Democrats 10-1, potentially adding up to four House seats for the party. The measure aims to counter Republican gerrymanders in other states. Republicans have filed a legal challenge claiming procedural flaws.

Tennessee Republicans voted Thursday to pass new congressional maps expected to eliminate the state's only Democratic U.S. House seat. Republican Governor Bill Lee signed the measure into law shortly afterward. The move followed a Supreme Court decision striking down certain majority-black districts as unconstitutional racial gerrymandering.

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Legal fights over congressional maps are accelerating in multiple states as both parties maneuver for advantage before the November 2026 elections. A high-profile U.S. Supreme Court case involving Louisiana’s congressional map could have broader implications for how race is considered in redistricting under the Voting Rights Act and the Constitution.

Tennessee’s Republican-controlled legislature approved a new congressional map on Thursday that splits majority-Black Shelby County into three districts. The move aims to remove the state’s only Democratic-held U.S. House seat. Governor Bill Lee signed the map into law shortly after passage.

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Following the U.S. Supreme Court's April 29, 2026, Callais v. Louisiana decision striking down Louisiana's congressional map as a racial gerrymander (as covered in this series), experts warn the reinterpretation of Voting Rights Act protections could endanger minority representation nationwide. Louisiana has extended suspension of its U.S. House primaries until at least July 2026 amid expectations of a redraw.

 

 

 

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