The Virginia Supreme Court struck down a new voter-approved map that would give Democrats an edge in the midterm elections.

The Virginia Supreme Court voided Democrats’ attempt to redraw the state’s US House map in an April referendum.

The Virginia Supreme Court on Friday overturned the state’s redistricting ballot measure that would have given Democrats an edge in four House districts, dealing the party a massive blow ahead of the midterms.

The Virginia Supreme Court has struck down a Democratic congressional redistricting plan that had won voter approval

The Virginia Supreme Court blocked a new Democratic-drawn congressional map from taking effect weeks after the voters narrowly approved the plan in a statewide vote. NBC News' Jane Timm explains how this delivers a major boost to Republicans as they defend their narrow House majority in the midterm elections.

The court ruled 4-3 that the Virginia Democratic-led legislature violated procedural requirements in passing the constitutional amendment.

Virginia’s Supreme Court invalidated the state’s new congressional map Friday, overturning a ballot measure adopted by voters that would have targeted several Republican-held House seats. The majority opinion,

The congressional redistricting referendum was passed by Virginia voters last month and would have given Democrats a more favorable map.