RICHMOND, Va. (CN) —The Supreme Court of Virginia heard from Republican leaders Monday who argued their Democratic colleagues violated procedure when passing a redistricting referendum.
The hearing comes a week after voters approved a constitutional amendment creating a new congressional map expected to change Virginia from a state with six Democratic and five Republican seats to 10 Democratic seats and just one Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives. Democrats say the map is a necessary response to President Donald Trump’s calls on other states, including Texas and North Carolina, to redraw their congressional maps to help elect more Republicans.
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