TAZEWELL, Va. (CN) — While Democrats spent Wednesday celebrating their success in passing a mid-decade redistricting referendum, a judge in rural Virginia blocked its certification.
Virginia Democratic lawmakers were jubilant during Wednesday’s reconvened legislative session, taking a victory lap following Tuesday’s referendum, in which the majority of Virginians voted to adopt a new congressional map that could add four blue seats. The pro-redistricting effort garnered 50.7% of the vote, with 1,374,544 voting yes and 1,336,737 voting no, according to the Virginia Department of Elections.
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