U.S. Supreme Court decision overturned lower court ruling on redrawn voter map . The justices said the state legislature had not properly drawn congressional districts in 2011 and ordered a new election for this year. West Virginia state officials told the Supreme Court in their appeal that crafting a new map would be time-consuming , expensive , and cause `` irreparable harm . '' Issue was whether population variances in U.S. House districts were enough to violate the law .
U.S. Supreme Court decision overturned lower court ruling on redrawn voter map . The justices said the state legislature had not properly drawn congressional districts in 2011 and ordered a new election for this year. Issue was whether population variances in U.S. House districts were enough to violate the law .