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rediff.compolitics30 days ago
Five Southern States Advance New Congressional Maps After Court Ruling
Five Republican-controlled states have drawn new congressional district lines since a Supreme Court decision last month. Election officials in those states now face last-minute changes to voting procedures.
The Guardianpolitics38 days ago
Southern States Redraw Congressional Maps Following Supreme Court Voting Rights Ruling
Tennessee, Louisiana and Alabama have moved to redraw congressional district maps after the US supreme court limited section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. The changes are expected to reduce the number of districts where Black voters form a majority. Georgia and Mississippi have cho…
nbcnews.compolitics38 days ago
South Carolina Governor Calls Special Session on Congressional Maps
The Republican governor of South Carolina is expected to call a special session of the state legislature Thursday afternoon to consider a new congressional map. The move would allow a simple majority vote on a plan that would create a 7-0 map favoring Republicans.
winnipegfreepress.compolitics41 days ago
Republican-led Redistricting Creates Voter Confusion in Southern States
Republican officials in multiple Southern states are redrawing U.S. House districts following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that weakened the Voting Rights Act. The changes, occurring during primary season, have led to early ballots cast in soon-to-be outdated districts and require…
foxnews.compolitics42 days ago
President Trump Presses Southern States on Mid-Decade Redistricting
President Trump and top aides are pressing Republican leaders in South Carolina and other Southern states to advance mid-decade redistricting plans. The effort seeks to adjust congressional district boundaries outside the normal once-a-decade cycle that follows the census. Such m…
The Independentpolitics43 days ago
Southern States Pass New Congressional Maps Eliminating Majority-Black Districts
Tennessee became the first Southern state to approve a new congressional map one week after a Supreme Court ruling in Louisiana v Callais that struck down a map with two majority-Black districts. The new Tennessee map splits the city of Memphis, which is more than 60 percent Blac…
nbcnews.comworld44 days ago
Trump Administration Urges GOP Leaders in South Carolina and Southern States to Consider Mid-Decade Redistricting
President Trump and top aides are pressing Republican leaders in South Carolina and other Southern states to advance mid-decade redistricting plans. The effort marks an unusual intervention into state legislative map-drawing typically reserved for the decennial census cycle. @WSJ…
winnipegfreepress.comworld45 days ago
Louisiana, Alabama and Tennessee Move to Redraw Congressional Maps
Three Southern states are advancing new congressional district maps following a Supreme Court ruling in Louisiana v. Callais. The states aim to complete the changes before upcoming primaries and the 2026 midterm elections. Logistical, legal and political questions remain about th…
denverpost.comworld46 days ago
Redistricting Pressure Increases in Southern States After Indiana Map Ruling
A federal court ruling last week that struck down Indiana's congressional map has prompted officials in multiple Southern states to reexamine their own redistricting plans. The decision found that the map violated the Voting Rights Act by diluting the voting strength of Black res…
ABC Newspolitics46 days ago
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 Al…
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nypost.comworld48 days ago
Supreme Court Orders Louisiana to Submit Redistricting Plan Within 72 Hours
Louisiana must inform the U.S. Supreme Court within 72 hours of its plan to redraw electoral maps. Federal judges are monitoring the state's response in the ongoing redistricting case. Southern states are closely observing the situation.
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The Guardianpolitics48 days agoUpdated
Supreme Court Rules on Race in Congressional Redistricting
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Louisiana v. Callais that race can only be considered in drawing congressional districts if present-day intentional racial discrimination is proven. The decision rejected efforts to remedy past racism in redistricting, prompting states to redraw ma…
ABC Newspolitics50 days ago
Supreme Court Rules on Voting Rights Act Section 2 in Louisiana Case
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6-3 ruling in Louisiana v. Callais that limits challenges to congressional maps under the Voting Rights Act, invalidating Louisiana's map and halting its House primaries. Several Republican-led states are now moving to redraw districts for the 2026…