Virginia Judge Voids Voter-Approved Congressional Maps

0:00It's April 23rd. This is Dallas News Today, powered by AI. A Virginia judge just slammed the brakes on certifying the state's new congressional maps, declaring the whole voter-approved referendum void less. Then a day after it passed, Fairfax County came through big with nearly 70 percent yes votes, enough to nudge the measure over the line statewide by a slim margin, setting. Up a redraw that hands Democrats 10 out of 11 house seats. This Tazewell County judge, who backed Republicans before in blocking the vote, ruled that ballot procedures weren't followed right in the language, was too murky to count. Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones, fire back quick, bowing in immediate appeal, and calling it an activist judge, overriding the people's choice. With primaries around the corner and the general election six months out, expect the Supreme Court to hear oral arguments next week, armor, keeping. Virginia's political map in limbo for now.