Mississippi GOP governor launches redistricting effort

Mississippi Governor Calls Special Legislative Session To Redraw Electoral Maps Amid Pending Supreme Court Decision

'The first opportunity to draw these maps'

NEW: Red State Governor Announces Redistricting Plan

Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves announced on April 24, 2026, that he will call the state legislature into a special session to redraw the three judicial districts used to elect Mississippi Supreme Court justices. The session will convene 21 calendar days after the U.S. Supreme Court issues its decision in Louisiana v. Callais, a pending case that could have massive implications on the Voting Rights Act and race-based congressional districts. “D…

Mississippi governor calls special legislative session to redraw district lines after SCOTUS ruling

Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves said he will call a special legislative session to redraw district lines after the United States Supreme Court rules on a case that may reshape electoral maps across the country.

Mississippi GOP governor launches redistricting effort

"I am using my constitutional authority to allow the Mississippi Legislature to use their constitutionally recognized right to draw these maps once the new rules of the game are known following Callais," Reeves says