Alabama map battle revived
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The plaintiffs are seeking a temporary restraining order to keep the current maps with two Black opportunity congressional districts.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The lines on Alabama's congressional map have shifted — along with some of the state's political power. After a high-profile legal fight that lasted roughly two years, a panel of three federal judges on Thursday picked a map that ...
UPDATE (July 18, 2023, 3:50 p.m.): On Tuesday, a Senate committee in Alabama passed a different congressional map from the one discussed below, but it has the same flaws: Namely, it does not create a second district where Black voters can reliably elect ...
Alabama could redo elections mid-cycle as a redistricting fight heads back to the Supreme Court and new laws allow races to restart under new maps.
Alabama Republican State Rep. Rhett Marques abstained from a vote on HB1, saying he wanted to avoid a conflict of interest since he is running for the 1st congressional district on May 19.