The Virginia Supreme Court on Friday invalidated a state referendum that would have allowed Democrats to pick up five blue seats.
In April, voters narrowly approved a redistricting referendum that diluted the voting power of rural areas and gave state Democrats a 10–1 advantage in Congressional representation.
In a 4-3 ruling, the Supreme Court of Virginia struck down the referendum, ruling that Democratic lawmakers violated procedural rules.
“We hold that the legislative process employed to advance this proposal violated Article XII, Section 1 of the Constitution of Virginia. This constitutional violation incurably taints the resulting referendum vote and nullifies its legal efficacy,” the court ruled.
“This violation irreparably undermines the integrity of the resulting referendum vote and renders it null and void.”
The court found that the process by which the referendum reached the ballot did not comply with constitutional requirements.
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