Jeffries will fight Virginia Supreme Court's striking down of new map
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) is pledging to fight the Virginia Supreme Court’s decision to strike down a voter-approved congressional map that would have potentially netted Democrats four new U.S. House seats.
TL;DR
- House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries vows to fight the Virginia Supreme Court's decision to strike down a voter-approved congressional map.
- The court's 4-3 ruling overturned the map, which could have resulted in Democrats gaining four U.S. House seats.
- The court cited that state lawmakers failed to follow the required constitutional process to put the measure on the ballot.
- The decision means all five Republican incumbents can defend their seats in the November elections.
- Rep. Rob Wittman stated that "you cannot cut corners on the Constitution, ignore required procedures, and mislead voters to force through changes."