バージニア州最高裁は、近年の住民投票で承認された下院選挙区地図を違憲と判断し、無効を言い渡した。民主党の指導者らは、この決定が民意を覆すものだとして批判している。
この裁定は、5月8日にD・アーサー・ケルシー判事による意見書で下された。裁判所は、バージニア州の民主党側が、住民投票による検討が行われている間は介入を禁ずる前例を挙げ、投票が終わるまで審査を延期するよう求めていたことを明らかにした。住民投票において、300万人の参加者のうち、この地図を支持したのは約160万人にとどまった。
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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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The Virginia Supreme Court has ruled that a newly drawn congressional map favored by Democrats is unconstitutional, overturning the results of a special election and leaving the state with its previous boundaries.
A recent poll indicates narrow support for a mid-decade redistricting amendment in Virginia, with likely voters backing it 52-47%. The measure aims to redraw congressional maps from a 6-5 Democratic edge to 10-1 in their favor, potentially affecting House control during President Donald Trump's term. Early voting ends April 18, with the ballot decision on April 21.
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on April 29 that Louisiana's congressional map, which included a second majority-Black district, constitutes an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. Justice Samuel Alito wrote for the majority that Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act requires proof of intentional discrimination, not just disparate impact. The decision, in Louisiana v. Callais, limits race-based redistricting and prompts new maps in several states.
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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South Carolina Republican lawmakers failed Tuesday to secure the votes needed to extend the legislative session and redraw congressional maps, stalling efforts pushed by President Donald Trump to eliminate the state's only Democratic-held House district.