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Tennessee poised to vote on new US House map sought by Trump that carves up Memphis
The plan would split Memphis’s majority-Black district and reopen candidate qualifying as Republicans seek a map that could help them keep the House.
- Tennessee Republicans proposed new congressional maps that split Memphis into three districts and Nashville into five, aiming to gain an extra congressional seat in the state.
- The redistricting plan would eliminate Tennessee's only majority-Black 9th Congressional District, stretching it from Memphis to Nashville and making all nine districts majority white.
- The new maps follow a Supreme Court ruling that weakened Voting Rights Act protections.
- Democratic legislators and community members criticized the plan for diluting Black voting power and reversing past civil rights gains, expressing concern over the loss of representation.
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Tennessee lawmaker calls for Memphis to secede over redistricting
·Washington, United States
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'We will be in the legal trenches': Tennessee redistricting fight heads to court
By Thursday night, the votes were there in both the House and Senate for a proposal that would politically redraw Memphis and split Shelby County across multiple congressional districts, likely reshaping the balance of political power in Tennessee for years to come.
·Nashville, United States
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WSMV NashvilleLawmaker calls for Memphis to secede from Tennessee following redistricting
Tennessee State Representative Antonio Parkinson (D-Memphis) is calling on Memphis to secede from the state of Tennessee following a redistricted map that will likely ensure no Democratic representation in the state.
·Memphis, United States
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