The state's highest court overturned the new congressional map last week. Virginia Democrats are asking the United States Supreme Court to override a decision by the state's highest court last week that struck down a voter-approved redistricting ballot measure ahead of the midterm elections. In an emergency application filed Monday, Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones wrote that the Virginia Supreme Court was " deeply mistaken" when it invalidated the ballot measure, arguing the decision was predicated on a flawed understanding of "election day" and usurps the authority of state legislatures under the Constitution to supervise federal elections.   "The irreparable harm resulting from the Supreme Court of Virginia's decision is profound and immediate.…