Governor Orders Lawmakers’ Return for Redistricting Once Supreme Court Rules on Voting Rights

Governor orders lawmakers’ return for redistricting once Supreme Court rules on voting rights

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has called a special legislative session to address redistricting for the Mississippi Supreme Court, saying the Legislature will convene 21 days after the U.S. Supreme Court

Mississippi lawmakers await special session on redistricting

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – Mississippi lawmakers will be called back to Jackson for a special session, but they do not know the exact date yet. A U.S. Supreme Court ruling will be the trigger. The special session has to do with who represents Mississippians on the state’s Supreme Court and whether the lines are drawn in a way the courts say is legal. “I, along with other plaintiffs, filed a lawsuit successfully against the state of Mississippi that…

Mississippi will reexamine judicial redistricts after US Supreme Court rules in voting rights case

JACKSON — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves on Friday announced he will call a special session for judicial redistricting once the U.S. Supreme Court rules on a Voting Rights Act case that has broad implications for minority representation throughout the country. During oral arguments last fall, the Supreme Court appeared poised to strike down Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, which has been used to counter racially discriminatory election practice…

Governor sets special session to address State Supreme Court redistricting

“The entire world knows the Callais decision has not yet been handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court. It is a decision that could (and in my view should) forever change the way we draw electoral maps,” Governor Tate Reeves said.

Governor sets special session to address State Supreme Court redistricting - Mississippi Monitor

By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune   Mississippi Republican Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves answers a reporter’s question on his announcement of a tech company expected to invest $10 billion to build two data processing centers that will create 1,000 jobs in central Mississippi, during a Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, news conference in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)   Governor Tate Reeves (R) announced Friday afternoon that 21 da…