Alabama lawmakers appear to have only until July 21 to adopt new congressional districts before the 2024 elections.
The Alabama Republican Party has released a statement on the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that says Alabama’s congressional district maps violate the Voting Rights Act.
The court’s action Monday, by a 5-4 vote, means the upcoming elections will be conducted under a map drawn by Alabama’s Republican-controlled legislature that contains one majority-Black district.
Alabama is appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court in the fight over congressional district lines.
New lawsuits are challenging Alabama’s newly drawn congressional and legislative districts as racially gerrymandered to dilute the voting power of Black voters.
Republican-led committees in the Alabama Legislature have advanced new legislative and congressional districts for floor votes on Monday.
On Thursday lawmaker began the process of approving new legislative, congressional and school board lines.
The U.S. Census Bureau says data from the 2020 census used for drawing congressional and legislative districts will be released next week.
