00:02A Virginia judge is blocking new congressional maps just one day after voters approved them
00:08at the ballot box. A circuit court judge in Tayswell County has ordered the state not to
00:13certify Tuesday's results. In his ruling, Judge Jack Hurley says the referendum likely violates
00:19the state constitution, pointing to a required 90-day public notice period that was not met.
00:25He also calls the ballot language, quote, flagrantly misleading. Right now, Virginia's congressional
00:31delegation is split six to five in favor of Democrats. The new maps could shift that to a
00:3710-to-1 advantage. The state attorney general says he will appeal immediately, arguing a single judge
00:43should not override the will of the voters. The Republican National Committee, which filed the
00:48lawsuit, is calling the ruling a win. But the group Virginians for Fair Elections says voters knew
00:54exactly what they were approving. The case now heads to the Virginia Supreme Court,
00:59which is already reviewing the challenge.
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