Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey took her state a step closer to redrawing its congressional lines on Friday, following the Supreme Court’s decision earlier this week to limit enforcement of the Voting Rights Act.
Ivey called a special legislative session on Friday to take up redistricting days ahead of the state’s May 19 primary, joining Louisiana in their bid to eliminate majority-Black districts in their respective states in time for the midterms.
Alabama currently has two majority-Black, Democratic-leaning districts, following a surprise 2023 Supreme Court decision that largely upheld the Voting Rights Act and subsequent lower court orders mandating…
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