Alabama Republicans, despite Supreme Court ruling, reject call for second majority Black House district
Alabama Republicans, despite Supreme Court ruling, reject call for second majority Black House district
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/17/alabama-republicans-reject-second-majority-black-house-district-00106675
Lawmakers must adopt a new map after the high court in June affirmed a three-judge panel's ruling that Alabama’s existing congressional map likely violated the Voting Rights Act.
Alabama Republicans, under orders of the U.S. Supreme Court to redraw congressional districts to give minority voters a greater voice in elections, rejected calls Monday to craft a second majority-Black district and proposed a map testing the judges’ directive.