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Under Virginia state law, two consecutive legislatures - with a state election in between - must approve a proposed constitutional amendment before it can be put to a vote.

Virginia's top court on Friday (May 8) threw out a new electoral map that was crafted to flip four Republican-held U.S. congressional seats to Democrats. Republicans now hold a clear advantage in the national redistricting fight. This report produced by Jillian Kitchener.
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