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Supreme Court Voting Rights Ruling Set to Reshape Local Power From Statehouses to School Boards
The 6-3 decision removes a key mapmaking safeguard and could shift dozens of seats in state legislatures and Congress, voting-rights groups said.
- Last week, the Supreme Court released a ruling in Louisiana v. Callais that dismantled final guardrails protecting the electoral power of Black, Hispanic, and other racial minority voters enshrined in the Voting Rights Act.
- The 6-3 decision nullifies Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, which previously required states to draw electoral maps enabling minority voters to elect their chosen candidates.
- Analysis by Fair Fight Action and Black Voters Matter Fund suggests Republicans could gain more than 190 seats currently held by Democrats, primarily Black representatives in majority-minority districts across the South.
- Louisiana Public Service Commission member Davante Lewis warned that while attention focuses on Congress, the ruling changes power in State Legislatures and could eliminate Black lawmakers' seats.
- Nine states including California and New York maintain local versions of the Voting Rights Act, though Crum anticipates the Callais decision will significantly impact state-level electoral power after 2030.
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“I voted” stickers rest on a counter at the Pennington County Administration Building during early voting on Jan. 19, 2026, for a municipal election in Rapid City, South Dakota. (Photo by Seth Tupper/South Dakota Searchlight)The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision gutting the federal Voting Rights Act could upend American politics and trigger a new rush to redraw congressional districts. The opinion released on Wednesday, in a case called Louisiana v.…
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