Alabama, Tennessee GOP governors call special sessions after Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act decision
The Hill
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Republican governors in two southern states are calling state lawmakers back for special sessions to consider new congressional maps following a landmark Supreme Court decision that narrowed the scope of the Voting Rights Act (VRA).
Alabama lawmakers are set to convene in Montgomery starting Monday to discuss potentially moving the state’s May 19 primaries, as…
Redistricting sessions called in South
- Two more Southern states move toward adding Republican House seats Washington Post —
- Tennessee, Alabama take steps to redraw House maps in wake of Supreme Court ruling CBS News —
- Gov. Kay Ivey reverses course, calls special session in wake of Supreme Court ruing al.com —
- Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announces special redistricting session Washington Examiner —
- How Supreme Court Conservatives Hollowed Out the Voting Rights Act 📹 The New York Times — · 2min