Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on May 12 announced special primary elections for four House districts, one day after the Supreme Court allowed the state to use its legislature-drawn congressional map for the midterms.
After the Supreme Court’s landmark Voting Rights Act ruling last month, Alabama asked the high court to allow it to use a congressional map drawn by the state legislature in 2023.
The map was previously rejected for violating the Voting Rights Act, as it would redraw the state to have one majority-black district rather than two.
The Supreme Court gave Alabama the go-ahead on Monday, vacating the lower court rulings that would have required Alabama to keep using its existing map with the two majority-black districts….
Alabama Governor Announces Special Elections for 4 Districts After Supreme Court Decision
