The Alabama Republican Party has issued a statement after a federal court panel blocked the state’s redistricting map.
The judges blocked the map and stayed the party qualification deadline from Friday until Feb. 11 to allow the Legislature time to redraw district lines.
Two lawsuits are challenging Alabama’s newly approved congressional map, arguing it unlawfully dilutes the voting strength of African Americans with one majority-minority district out of seven.
Republican-led committees in the Alabama Legislature have advanced new legislative and congressional districts for floor votes on Monday.
Republicans on a legislative committee have swiftly advanced proposed congressional and legislative districts ahead of this week’s special session.
Alabama lawmakers return to Montgomery this week to redraw congressional and legislative districts.
Gov. Kay Ivey has announced the date for a new special session of the Alabama Legislature on redistricting.
A lawsuit is challenging Alabama’s congressional districts as racially gerrymandered, saying the district boundaries limit Black voters’ influence in all but one congressional districts.
State officials are seeking your input as the Alabama Legislature prepares to redraw district lines to reflect the results of the 2020 Census.
The U.S. Census Bureau says data from the 2020 census used for drawing congressional and legislative districts will be released next week.
