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作者：凯瑟琳·沃森
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华盛顿 — 弗吉尼亚州最高法院周五驳回了弗吉尼亚州选民上月通过的国会选区重划公投，给希望通过更有利选区地图增加美国众议院席位的民主党人带来沉重打击。
此次裁决推翻了选民对新国会选区地图的批准，该地图本可让民主党在10个众议院选区占据优势，仅剩下一个稳固的共和党席位。尽管弗吉尼亚州的两名联邦参议员均为民主党人，但该州众议院代表团席位分布为6名民主党议员对5名共和党议员。
“我们认定，推动该提案所采用的立法程序违反了弗吉尼亚州宪法第十二条第一款，”判决书中写道，“这一宪法瑕疵无可挽回地玷污了随后的公投结果，使其丧失法律效力。”
弗吉尼亚州参议院共和党领袖瑞安·T·麦克杜格尔对这起以“斯科特诉麦克杜格尔”案为名的法院裁决表示赞赏。
“弗吉尼亚州最高法院今日的裁决印证了我们都清楚的事实：你不能通过违反宪法的方式修改宪法，”麦克杜格尔说道，“弗吉尼亚州最高法院的大法官们在对该事件进行细致全面的审查后确认，即便州议会也必须遵守法律。”
弗吉尼亚州众议院民主党议长唐·斯科特表示：“我们尊重弗吉尼亚州最高法院的裁决。我为弗吉尼亚州民众以历史性的高比例参与投票、表达自己的心声，并不仅是在本州，更是向全国传递了信息给唐纳德·特朗普及其政府，而感到自豪。”
特朗普总统则对此裁决称赞不已，称其是“共和党和美国在弗吉尼亚州取得的巨大胜利”。
2025年得克萨斯州试图重划国会选区以更有利于共和党后，多个州都在尝试调整本州的国会选区地图。时任民主党籍加州州长加文·纽森随后宣布，加州将着手重塑本州选区地图以作回应。自那以后，红蓝两党州都纷纷在州议会层面推动选区重划。
弗吉尼亚州联邦民主党参议员蒂姆·凯恩在法院裁决后的一份声明中提及了这场全国范围内的选区重划斗争。
“与共和党领导的州在密室交易中重划国会选区不同，弗吉尼亚州曾让民众自行决定，”他说道，“但弗吉尼亚州最高法院却否决了民众的选择。因此我们必须继续竞选，凭借他们（共和党）的地图赢得胜利。我们能做到！”
Virginia Supreme Court tosses out congressional map that favored Democrats
2026-05-08 11:03 EDT / CBS News
By Kathryn Watson
Kathryn Watson is a politics reporter for CBS News Digital, based in Washington, D.C.
Updated on: May 8, 2026 / 11:20 AM EDT / CBS News
Washington — The Virginia Supreme Court on Friday tossed out a congressional redistricting referendum passed by Virginia voters last month, striking a blow to Democrats hoping to gain a more favorable map and increase their number of seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.
The decision overturns voters’ approval of a new congressional map that would have given Democrats an advantage in 10 House districts, leaving just one safe Republican seat. Although both of Virginia’s U.S. senators are Democrats, its House delegation is split with six Democratic representatives and five Republican representatives.
“We hold that the legislative process employed to advance this proposal violated Article XII, Section 1 of the Constitution of Virginia,” the opinion says. “This constitutional violation incurably taints the resulting referendum vote and nullifies its legal efficacy.”
Virginia Senate Republican Leader Ryan T. McDougle praised the court’s decision in Scott v. McDougle.
“The Supreme Court ruling today affirms what we all know: you cannot violate the Constitution to change the Constitution,” McDougle said. “The justices of the Supreme Court of Virginia after careful and thorough review of this matter affirmed that even the General Assembly must follow the law.”
Democratic Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates Don Scott said, “We respect the decision of the Supreme Court of Virginia. I’m proud that Virginians came out in historic numbers, made their voices heard, and sent a message not just here at home — but across the country — to Donald Trump and his administration.”
For his part, President Trump praised the decision as a “huge win for the Republican Party, and America, in Virginia.”
A number of states are trying to reconfigure their congressional maps after Texas in 2025 attempted to redistrict to be more favorable to Republicans. California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, then announced the Golden State would try to reshape its map in response. Since then, both red and blue states have taken to their state legislatures to redistrict.
Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia alluded to the nationwide redistricting fight in a statement following the court decision.
“Unlike GOP-led states that redrew their congressional maps in backroom deals, Virginia let the people decide,” he said. “But the Virginia Supreme Court has blocked the people’s choice. So we have to campaign and win on their maps. We can do it!”
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