Virginia Asks US Supreme Court to Restore Voided Voting Map.

The article focuses on Virginia and its Democratic leaders’ emergency request to the US Supreme Court to reinstate a new voter-approved congressional map designed to shift four Republican-held House seats ahead of the November election. This follows the Virginia Supreme Court’s decision to void the map for violating a state constitutional requirement that the legislature vote twice on amendments with a general election in between. Virginia officials argue that this state ruling conflicts with federal law, which sets a single election day for federal offices, and cite recent Supreme Court precedents limiting state court interference in federal election matters. The Supreme Court’s response, including a request for opposition filings, suggests a potential expedited review of the case, Scott v. McDougle. [Extracted from the article]