Alabama, Tennessee Move to Review Congressional Maps After Supreme Court Ruling

Alabama and Tennessee governors, on May 1, called to convene special sessions for lawmakers to review congressional maps after a landmark Supreme Court ruling that limits a section of the Voting Rights Act. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey said she has called a special legislative session starting May 4 to address legislation to provide for “a special primary election for electing members of the U.S. House of Representatives and the Alabama State Senate in districts whose boundary lines are altered by court action.” “By calling the Legislature into a special session, I am ensuring Alabama is prepared should the courts act quickly enough to allow Alabama’s previously drawn congressional and state senate maps to be used during this election cycle,” Ivey said in a statement....