#Alabama lawmakers approved a plan Friday for new #US #House #primaries if courts allow the state to use different congressional districts in this year’s elections, sending the #legislation to #Republican Gov. Kay Ivey.
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#Alabama lawmakers approved a plan Friday for new #US #House #primaries if courts allow the state to use different congressional districts in this year’s elections, sending the #legislation to #Republican Gov. Kay Ivey.
The move came the same day that the #Virginia Supreme Court dealt a major setback to #Democrats by overturning a #redistricting plan that could have helped Democrats win as many as 4 additional House seats.
#law #ElectionLaw #midterms #VotingRights
https://apnews.com/article/alabama-redistricting-map-congress-voting-rights-trump-81f6a232ea75a9d62efe3e40f14f8488 -
#Alabama lawmakers approved a plan Friday for new #US #House #primaries if courts allow the state to use different congressional districts in this year’s elections, sending the #legislation to #Republican Gov. Kay Ivey.
The move came the same day that the #Virginia Supreme Court dealt a major setback to #Democrats by overturning a #redistricting plan that could have helped Democrats win as many as 4 additional House seats.
#law #ElectionLaw #midterms #VotingRights
https://apnews.com/article/alabama-redistricting-map-congress-voting-rights-trump-81f6a232ea75a9d62efe3e40f14f8488Meanwhile, #Republican lawmakers in #Louisiana & #SouthCarolina also presented congressional #redistricting plans that faced staunch opposition from #CivilRights activists & #Democrats.
#Republicans in Southern states have been moving quickly to try to capitalize on a recent #SCOTUS ruling in a Louisiana case that significantly weakened #VotingRights Act protections for minorities.
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Meanwhile, #Republican lawmakers in #Louisiana & #SouthCarolina also presented congressional #redistricting plans that faced staunch opposition from #CivilRights activists & #Democrats.
#Republicans in Southern states have been moving quickly to try to capitalize on a recent #SCOTUS ruling in a Louisiana case that significantly weakened #VotingRights Act protections for minorities.
#Tennessee enacted new congressional districts Thurs that carve up a Democratic-held, #Black-majority district in #Memphis. The state Democratic Party sued Friday, seeking to prevent the districts from being used until after this year’s elections because of the tight time frame.
Even before #SCOTUS’ ruling, #Republicans & #Democrats were engaged in a #redistricting battle initiated by #Trump, each seeking an edge in the #midterms that will determine control of the closely divided #House.
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#Tennessee enacted new congressional districts Thurs that carve up a Democratic-held, #Black-majority district in #Memphis. The state Democratic Party sued Friday, seeking to prevent the districts from being used until after this year’s elections because of the tight time frame.
Even before #SCOTUS’ ruling, #Republicans & #Democrats were engaged in a #redistricting battle initiated by #Trump, each seeking an edge in the #midterms that will determine control of the closely divided #House.
That battle tilted further toward #Republicans when the #Virginia Supreme Court ruled Friday that Democratic lawmakers violated constitutional requirements when placing a #redistricting amendment on the ballot.
Since #Trump prodded #Texas to redraw its congressional districts last summer, Republicans think they could gain as many as 14 seats from new districts in several states while #Democrats think they could gain up to 6 seats. But… #gerrymandering could backfire in some districts.
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