<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3419×2279+0+0/resize/3419×2279!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8b%2F4d%2F2bfaaae04400a23e19024f441333%2F20260127-ga-maps-saga-sa1-0452.jpg' alt='Democrats in the Virginia Senate, from left, Sen. Scott Surovell, Sen. Mamie Locke and Sen. Louise Lucas, speak last month as the legislature considered a redistricting plan aimed at countering Republican redistricting in other states.
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The ruling allows an April election where voters can let the legislature draw a new congressional map. It could help Democrats win more House seats. Republicans might still fight it in court.
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Source: https://www.npr.org/2026/02/13/nx-s1-5711630/virginia-court-allows-democrats-redistricting-vote-in-their-plan-to-counter-to-trump