NAACP asks US Supreme Court to overturn Virginia redistricting decision

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the Advance Project on Wednesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse Virginia’s high court ruling striking down the state’s redistricting referendum, arguing the decision nullified the votes of millions of Virginians who approved the measure last month.

The civil rights groups filed an amicus brief nearly a week after the Supreme Court of Virginia upheld a lower court ruling that blocked certification of the April 21 vote and declared the election invalid over constitutional problems tied to the amendment process.

The referendum would have allowed Virginia to redraw its congressional map adopted in 2021 in response to similar efforts already underway in several Republican-led states at the request of President Donald Trump ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

Democrats hoped the measure could eventually lead to a congressional map favoring their party in as many as 10 of Virginia’s 11 U.S. House districts. Under the current map, Democrats hold six seats while Republicans hold five.



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