Alabama lawmakers have approved a new congressional district map without a second majority-Black district, which WAKA 8 Political Analyst Steve Flowers says likely won’t be approved in court.
On the eve of a court deadline, Alabama lawmakers were still divided Thursday over the map designating new congressional districts and sparred over what constitutes an “opportunity” district that the state was ordered to create for Black voters.
A special session of the Alabama Legislature is underway, with lawmakers facing a Friday deadline to redraw the state’s congressional district lines to comply with a U.S. Supreme Court order.
Gov. Kay Ivey has called the Alabama Legislature into special session to approve new congressional districts.
Alabama lawmakers appear to have only until July 21 to adopt new congressional districts before the 2024 elections.
Alabama Democratic Conference Chairman Joe Reed says he’s happy that the state might get a second Democratic member of the U.S. House now that the U.S. Supreme Court says the state must redraw its congressional districts.
WAKA 8 Political Analyst Steve Flowers says the Legislature will have to work quickly now that the U.S. Supreme Court says it will have to redraw the state’s congressional districts.
People in Selma are commending the U.S. Supreme Court for ruling against the Alabama’s congressional maps because they say they discriminated against Black voters.
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.
Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a lawsuit over Alabama’s congressional district map, which sets up a new test of the Voting Rights Act.
