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Mississippi Governor Says He Will Consider Redrawing State Electoral Maps
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said lawmakers are preparing a special session on Supreme Court districts and that he could expand it to congressional and legislative maps following the Supreme Court's decision weakening Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. Republican governors in Alabama and Tennessee have called special sessions to redraw congressional districts.
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Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves told the Daily Caller in an exclusive interview that state lawmakers are already preparing for a special session focused on the state’s Supreme Court districts. Reeves said he has the authority to expand that call to include other redistricting matters, potentially including congressional and state legislative maps.
Reeves indicated the state would move at the earliest opportunity after the Supreme Court turned down a request to reconsider its ruling in Louisiana v. Callais.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday rebuffed the request for a do-over. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced she would call a special session after initially saying she would not do so. Tennessee Republicans will consider redrawing the U.S. House district covering majority-Black Memphis. Louisiana suspended its primary election to give the legislature time to redraw its map.
Republican-led legislatures in Alabama and Tennessee moved to draw new congressional districts in wake of the ruling. Alabama lawmakers are debating a congressional redistricting map.
