Georgia House Republican leaders said they will not take up redistricting during Gov. Brian Kemp’s special session, saying the process requires more time and public input. Kemp said he saw no reason to delay but acknowledged the General Assembly controls legislative districting.
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A federal court blocks Alabama's 2023 congressional map for intentional racial discrimination, ordering the state to use a court-drawn map with two majority-Black districts for upcoming elections. The ruling follows a Supreme Court decision weakening the Voting Rights Act.
Rep. Steve Cohen announces he will not seek reelection after Tennessee’s GOP-led redistricting splits his Memphis district, a move he says dilutes Black voting power. Cohen may reconsider if legal challenges to the new map succeed.
Alabama passes legislation allowing new primary elections if courts permit use of a Republican-drawn congressional map that reduces Democratic seats. The move follows a Supreme Court ruling narrowing the Voting Rights Act and is part of a wider southern GOP effort to redraw districts before the midterms.
Following a Supreme Court ruling narrowing the Voting Rights Act, Tennessee and Alabama governors call special sessions to redraw congressional maps. Other Southern states consider similar moves ahead of upcoming primaries.