US EditionRedistricting battle intensifies in states after US Supreme Court ruling on Voting Rights Act
Republican-led states are moving fast to redraw districts, with officials in eight states already adopting new House maps after the ruling.
- On Friday, the Supreme Court struck down a majority-Black Louisiana congressional district, significantly weakening a federal Voting Rights Act provision and giving Republican officials in several states new legal grounds to redraw voting districts ahead of November midterm elections.
- Louisiana Republican Gov. Jeff Landry postponed the congressional primary Thursday to allow lawmakers time to approve new districts. A federal lawsuit filed Thursday seeks to block this order, arguing it disenfranchises voters who have already cast absentee ballots.
- Hours after the Supreme Court's decision, Florida's Republican-led Legislature approved new U.S. House districts that could help the GOP win up to four additional seats. These changes alter the partisan balance of power in the House following November elections.
- Alabama Republican Gov. Kay Ivey announced Friday she is calling a special session for Monday to redraw House maps. Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Lee will convene lawmakers to revise districts after President Donald Trump urged states to reconfigure them.
- Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves plans a special session around May 20 to address state Supreme Court districts. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp stated it is too late to change current maps this year, though the ruling requires action by the 2028 election cycle.
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Redistricting wars at a glance in light of Supreme Court ruling
The Supreme Court ruling narrowed the scope of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act on Wednesday to bar race-based districts, prompting Louisiana to reschedule its upcoming House primaries while the lines are redrawn.
Pioneer Press
Redistricting battle intensifies in states after Supreme Court ruling on Voting Rights Act
A Supreme Court decision striking down a majority Black congressional district in Louisiana has amplified an already intense national redistricting battle.
Associated Press News
Redistricting battle intensifies in states after US Supreme Court ruling on Voting Rights Act
A Supreme Court decision striking down a majority Black congressional district in Louisiana has amplified an already intense national redistricting battle.
NBC Dallas-Fort Worth
What to know about redistricting after Supreme Court's ruling on Voting Rights Act
A Supreme Court decision striking down a majority Black congressional district in Louisiana has amplified an already intense national redistricting battle by providing Republican officials in several states new grounds to redraw voting districts. In Alabama, Republican Gov. Kay Ivey announced Friday that she is calling a special legislative session to begin Monday in hopes that the Supreme Court allows the state to change its U.S. House map ahea…
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