#SCOTUS set the stage for #Alabama to get rid of 1 of 2 largely #Black congressional districts before this year’s #midterms, creating an opening for #Republicans to gain an additional #US #House seat in a closely divided chamber.
The decision follows a SCOTUS ruling that struck down a majority-Black US House district in #Louisiana as an “unconstitutional” #RacialGerrymander, significantly weakening the federal #VotingRights Act.
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https://apnews.com/article/alabama-redistricting-supreme-court-congress-ba371351585b79c2965f9efb0332f33d
#Alabama officials pointed to the #Louisiana case as reason for #SCOTUS to end a judicial order to use a court-imposed #House map until after the 2030 census. SCOTUS overturned that order & directed a lower court to reconsider the case in light of the Louisiana decision. That could free the state to instead use a map approved in 2023 by the #Republican-led legislature that includes only 1 district where #Black residents comprise a majority.
Anticipating a court reversal, #Alabama officials recently enacted a law allowing it to void the results of a May 19 #primary for some congressional districts & instead hold a new primary under the revised district boundaries. It’s up to #Republican Gov. Kay Ivey to set a date for a special primary #election, though it must occur by August.
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…So far, #Republicans think they could win as many as 14 additional seats in the November elections from new districts enacted in #Texas, #Missouri, #NorthCarolina, #Ohio, #Florida & #Tennessee. #Democrats think they could win up to 6 additional seats from new districts in #California & #Utah. But Democrats suffered a major setback when the #Virginia Supreme Cour t overturned a voter-approved #redistricting amendment that could have yielded 4 more seats for the party.
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The sad thing is that we'll probably reelect the Virginia (and national) politicians that botched the redistricting process in VA.
Of all the seats that needed to change, at least to different representatives in the same party, those are the real tragedy.
Republicans think lots of goofy stuff. We need to elect better.
