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Southern Republicans press on with redistricting
- Republicans in Tennessee, Alabama, and South Carolina are advancing redistricting plans to redraw majority-Black congressional districts despite protests and objections from Democrats and demonstrators.
- A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling found Louisiana's creation of a second Black-majority House district relied too heavily on race, prompting Republicans to attempt to eliminate similar districts in other states.
- In Tennessee, Republicans proposed splitting Memphis's Shelby County into three districts, breaking up the state's only Democratic-held district centered on the majority-Black city.
- Alabama's Republican-led House passed legislation to hold special congressional primaries if courts allow a new map, aiming to regain a district recently won by a Black Democrat.
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Demonstrators rally in Tennessee and Alabama against redistricting efforts, in photos
Republicans across several Southern states moved forward with redistricting efforts ahead of the midterm elections, despite protests and fierce opposition from Democrats and civil rights advocates. Lawmakers in Tennessee, Alabama and South Carolina debated plans that could reshape majority-Black congressional…
Southern Republicans press on with redistricting
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Republicans in several Southern states pressed ahead with an aggressive election-year redistricting effort Wednesday, undeterred by demonstrations and objections to their plans to reshape majority-Black congressional districts that have suddenly become susceptible because of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling. Read more...
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