Republican governors pursue new congressional maps after US Supreme Court ruling

Alabama, Tennessee Move to Review Congressional Maps After Supreme Court Ruling

Alabama and Tennessee governors, on May 1, called to convene special sessions for lawmakers to review congressional maps after a landmark Supreme Court ruling that limits a section of the Voting Rights Act. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey said she has called a special legislative session starting May 4 to address legislation to provide for “a special primary election for electing members of the U.S. House of Representatives and the Alabama State Senate in…

Governor Kay Ivey Calls Special Session to Redraw Alabama Maps – Delivering a COMPLETELY REPUBLICAN Congressional Delegation

In this Gateway Pundit article, Jim Hoft reports that Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has called a special legislative session to address congressional redistricting after a recent Supreme Court ruling. Ivey called lawmakers back to Montgomery for a special session beginning Monday, May 4. The session is expected to consider legislation tied to primary elections and...

Ivey calls special session following emergency filings

MONTGOMERY — Gov. Kay Ivey has called for the Legislature to convene for a special session to allow for a special primary election of U.S. House Representative and Alabama State Senate “in districts whose boundary lines are altered by court…

Tennessee and Alabama take steps to redraw House maps in wake of Supreme Court ruling

The Republican governors of Tennessee and Alabama called state lawmakers into special sessions on Friday, initial steps in what could be a scramble to redraw congressional maps after the Supreme Court narrowed the Voting Rights Act.

Two more Southern states move toward adding Republican House seats

GOP-led states are rushing to take advantage of the Supreme Court’s decision to curtail the Voting Rights Act with new maps that could end the careers of several Black Democratic House members.