US EditionAlabama rushes to adopt new congressional map amid disagreement on what district should look like
- Federal judges have ordered Alabama to create a new congressional map that includes a second district where Black voters are the majority or have a significant presence in order to comply with the Voting Rights Act.
- Alabama Republicans, who hold a majority in the legislature, have yet to agree on the need for a second majority-Black district and have proposed maps with lower percentages of Black voters.
- The Supreme Court decision sets the stage for Alabama's first significant redistricting since 1992, with partisan politics playing a role in the fight as Republicans resist the creation of a second district that could potentially elect a Democratic representative.
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Alabama rushes to adopt new congressional map this week by federal court deadline
The directive comes after the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that affirmed the lower court’s ruling that Alabama’s existing congressional map — with a single Black district — likely violated the Voting Rights Act.
Alabama rushes to adopt new congressional map amid disagreement on what district should look like
Federal judges that ordered Alabama to draw new congressional lines said the state should have a second district where Black voters are the majority “or something quite close to it” and have an opportunity to elect a representative of their choice.
Alabama rushes to adopt new congressional map amid disagreement on what district should look like
Alabama lawmakers convene Monday to draw a new congressional map. The directive comes after the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that affirmed the lower court’s ruling that Alabama’s existing congressional map
Alabama rushes to adopt new congressional map amid disagreement on what district should look like
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Federal judges that ordered Alabama to draw new congressional lines said the state should have a second district where Black voters are the majority "or something quite close to it" and have an opportunity to elect a representative of their choice.
Alabama rushes to adopt new congressional map amid disagreement on what district should look like
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers convene Monday to draw a new congressional map. The directive comes after the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that affirmed the lower court’s ruling that Alabama’s existing congressional map — with a single Black district — likely violated the Voting Rights Act. The group of voters who sued the state and won before the Supreme Court have proposed the creation of a second dis…
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