ARLINGTON, Va. (7News) — A Virginia judge blocked the state from certifying the results of Tuesday’s congressional map referendum, deeming the referendum and the bill that triggered it as unconstitutional, according to a judge’s order issued Wednesday.

Virginia’s current attorney general, Jay Jones, confirmed to 7News on Wednesday that his office would appeal the decision.

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The order, according to officials, came from the Tazewell Circuit Court, which previously blocked the referendum after repeatedly deeming the vote and the resolution for the referendum unconstitutional, siding with Republicans who filed several suits.

The Virginia Supreme Court overruled two previous orders from the circuit court to block the referendum vote. The state’s highest court is still expected to hear those cases.

Virginia voters on Tuesday narrowly advanced legislation to redraw the states Congressional maps, a move that could give Democrats 10 out of the 11 seats in the U.S. House. Currently, there are six Democrats and five Republicans representing the state.

Democrats in the state pushed for a mid-term redistricting in response to President Donald Trump, who initially encouraged Republican states to do the same before the mid-term elections.

There are several lawsuits challenging the referendum.

The Republican National Committee, a plaintiff in the lawsuit that the judge ruled in favor of, celebrated the ruling and called the redistricting efforts a “blatant power grab,” in a statement to ABC News.

“Last night, Democrats only managed to squeak out a narrow 3-point victory despite burning tens of millions in cash and manipulating voters with misleading ballot language,” a spokesperson for the RNC wrote. “Every step of the way, Democrats lied and deceived Virginians to push forward what has always been illegal under state law, and today’s decision once again reaffirms that.”

“As I said last night, Virginia voters have spoken, and an activist judge should not have veto power over the People’s vote. We look forward to defending the outcome of last night’s election in court,” Attorney General Jones said in his statement to 7News.

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