Virginia Judge Halts Certification of Controversial Redistricting Referendum as Legal Battles Intensify

by Emmitt Barry, Worthy News Washington D.C. Bureau Chief(Worthy News) – A Virginia judge has temporarily blocked the state from certifying the results of a closely contested referendum that would allow Democrats to implement a new congressional map, escalating an already heated legal and political showdown over redistricting in the state.The injunction, issued Wednesday by the Tazewell Circuit Court, halts certification of Tuesday’s vote in which a narrow majority of voters approved a mid