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An Alabama Senate committee greenlit legislation to use a congressional map previously struck down by the courts
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/alabama-races-toward-final-votes-to-gerrymander-elections-already-underway/Alabama lawmakers are on the verge of giving final approval to a pair of gerrymandered congressional and state senate maps.
If allowed by federal courts to go into effect, the maps would immediately strip Black voters in the state of political representation in the wake of last week’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling gutting the Voting Rights Act.
An Alabama Senate committee greenlit legislation Thursday to use a congressional map that was previously struck down by courts under the very provision the U.S. Supreme Court gutted last week. The measure was approved by the House Wednesday. Next, it will get a final vote from the full Senate, and, if approved, go to the governor’s desk.
A House committee vote on a similar bill impacting state senate districts is expected shortly.
If allowed by federal courts to go into effect, the maps would immediately strip Black voters in the state of political representation in the wake of last week’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling gutting the Voting Rights Act.
An Alabama Senate committee greenlit legislation Thursday to use a congressional map that was previously struck down by courts under the very provision the U.S. Supreme Court gutted last week. The measure was approved by the House Wednesday. Next, it will get a final vote from the full Senate, and, if approved, go to the governor’s desk.
A House committee vote on a similar bill impacting state senate districts is expected shortly.
BREAKING: An Alabama Senate committee greenlit legislation to use a congressional map previously struck down by the courts under the Voting Rights Act, moving lawmakers closer to a final vote.
— Democracy Docket (@democracydocket.com) 2026-05-07T15:39:05.761260305Z
A House committee vote on a similar bill targeting state senate districts is also expected soon.