Legislature Returns for First Day of Special Session

Legislature returns for first day of special session

MONTGOMERY — First votes were expected Tuesday on bills to allow Alabama to hold special primary elections this year in some congressional and state Senate districts if the state is allowed to revert to previous maps drawn by Republicans.

Democrats rally as lawmakers anticipate redistricting, advance special election bills

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The second day of Alabama’s special legislative session brought protests both inside and outside the State House as lawmakers advanced legisl

Plaintiffs seek emergency hearing over Alabama special session in redistricting case

The request followed Governor Kay Ivey’s special-session call, raising fresh questions about Alabama’s compliance with a court-drawn congressional map.

Alabama Legislature’s special session draws protests in Montgomery, Birmingham

Lindsay McCormick, a community organizer from Auburn, Alabama, holds a sign with a picture and a saying from the late civil rights activist and U.S. Rep. John Lewis during a rally against redistricting on May 4, 2026 at the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Alabama. The Alabama Legislature began a special session Monday that could result in changes to primary elections and current congressional legislative district lines. (Brian Lyman/Alabama Re…

Photographs of rally held in response to redistricting special session

Pro-democracy groups hold a rally May 4 in response to the called special session on congressional maps.

Governor Ivey Calls Special Session on Redistricting After Supreme Court Ruling — Economic Stakes Are Real

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS Governor Kay Ivey has called Alabama lawmakers back to Montgomery for a special legislative session on redistricting — and for communities across the state, the stakes extend well beyond politics. Governor [...]