Warner slams court ruling on Virginia redistricting: 'Justice was not served' |
Warner slams court ruling on Virginia redistricting: ‘Justice was not served’
Virginia senior Sen. Mark Warner (D) criticized a state Supreme Court ruling Friday that struck down a Democratic-backed redistricting plan, arguing the decision undermined the will of voters.
“Today, justice was not served in Virginia,” Warner said in a video shared on social platform X. “Against the will of the majority of voters, against not one — but two — legislative votes, the Supreme Court threw out the redistricting effort.”
Voters in the Old Dominion narrowly approved a referendum last month that allowed congressional lines to be redrawn midcycle to favor Democrats in all but one of the state’s U.S. House districts.
But in a 4-3 decision, the Virginia Supreme Court found that the Democratic-controlled Legislature did not follow proper procedures in putting the referendum on the ballot.
The ruling left in place the state’s current 6-5 map, dealing a blow to the party that hoped the new map could help counter Republican gains in other states ahead of the November midterm........