{"id":1974587,"date":"2023-07-16T16:14:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-16T20:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-lawmakers-ordered-to-redraw-congressional-districts-proposed-map-to-be-released-monday\/"},"modified":"2023-07-16T16:15:05","modified_gmt":"2023-07-16T20:15:05","slug":"state-lawmakers-ordered-to-redraw-congressional-districts-proposed-map-to-be-released-monday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-lawmakers-ordered-to-redraw-congressional-districts-proposed-map-to-be-released-monday\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawmakers instructed to redraw congressional districts, proposed map to be released Monday."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstate-lawmakers-ordered-to-redraw-congressional-districts-proposed-map-to-be-released-monday%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1974587&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Federal Judges Order\u200b Alabama to\u200b Redraw Congressional\u200b Districts<\/h2>\n<p>Federal judges have \u200cordered\u2064 Alabama to draw new \u200ccongressional lines, stating that the \u200cstate\u200d should \u200chave \u200da second \u200bdistrict \u200bwhere black\u2064 voters\u2062 are \u200bthe majority \u200d&#8221;or something \u200bquite\u2062 close to it&#8221;\u2064 and have the opportunity to elect a\u2064 representative\u200b of \u2064their\u200d choice. The \u200bexact\u2064 details\u200b of the \u200bnew\u2063 map are \u200bcurrently \u200bbeing \u200bdisputed as \u200blawmakers\u2064 rush to meet the\u2062 deadline.<\/p>\n<h3>Alabama Lawmakers Convene in Special Session<\/h3>\n<p>Alabama lawmakers are convening in\u2064 a \u200cspecial\u200b session on \u2064Monday, tasked with adopting a new \u200dmap\u200b by the end of\u2062 the week. This directive \u200dcomes\u200d after \u200da \u200csurprise U.S. Supreme Court ruling that found \u200cAlabama&#8217;s existing congressional map, with\u2064 only\u2062 one\u200c black district, likely violated the Voting Rights\u2063 Act.<\/p>\n<p>The group\u2063 of \u200dvoters who sued \u2063the\u2064 state \u200band \u2062won before\u200d the\u200c Supreme Court have proposed the\u200d creation of \u2063a second district where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/faith-leaders-get-covid-19-vaccine-to-encourage-vaccination\/\" title=\"Faith Leaders Get Covid-19 Vaccine To Encourage Vaccination\">black residents make<\/a>\u2064 up 50.5% of the\u2062 population. However, \u2064Alabama Republicans, \u200bwho hold \u200ba \u2064majority\u200d in the Alabama \u200bLegislature and\u2062 control the redistricting\u200b process,\u2063 have\u2062 not\u200c agreed to \u2063create\u200b a second \u200cmajority-black\u200c district\u200d and have suggested proposals with\u2062 lower\u200d percentages of black voters.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2064GOP majority \u2062will release their proposed\u200d map\u2063 on Monday.<\/p>\n<h3>Dispute \u200cOver Equal Opportunity to\u200b Elect Candidates of\u200d Choice<\/h3>\n<p>Even among\u200b the \u200dplaintiffs suing the state, there\u2064 is\u2062 a dispute \u200bover the\u200c meaning\u2063 of an equal \u200dopportunity to elect candidates\u2064 of\u200b choice. House Speaker Pro Tempore Chris Pringle, who serves\u200c as co-chairman\u200d of the \u200dstate redistricting \u2063committee, highlighted this\u200b during a public \u2062hearing, stating\u200b that the interpretation of\u200d this concept\u2063 is not clear.<\/p>\n<h3>Supreme \u200dCourt Decision and Voting \u200cRights<\/h3>\n<p>The U.S. Supreme Court recently \u200daffirmed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-supreme-court-seems-to-favor-upholding-key-election-integrity-laws\/\" title=\"Report: Supreme Court Seems To Favor Upholding Key Election Integrity Laws\">lower-court ruling<\/a> that \u2064found\u2064 Alabama likely\u2064 violated the\u200b Voting \u200cRights Act with\u200c its congressional map. The\u2062 three-judge panel\u200c has \u2063given Alabama \u200duntil \u200cFriday to adopt a\u2063 new\u200d map and submit it for review. \u200bThe \u200cpanel \u200demphasized the need for a congressional redistricting plan that\u2062 includes either \u2062an \u2064additional\u2063 majority-black district or\u2064 a district where\u2063 black voters \u200chave \u2062an opportunity \u2062to \u200belect \u2063a representative of their choice.<\/p>\n<p>This decision has been celebrated by voting \u200brights groups, \u200bwho\u2062 believe it will \u2064give\u200c black voters \u200ba \u2062greater\u2064 voice in \u200cthe state.<\/p>\n<h3>Partisan Politics \u200cand Redistricting Fight<\/h3>\n<p>The \u2063looming\u2062 redistricting\u2064 fight in \u2062Alabama\u2064 is \u2062driven by\u2062 partisan politics. Republicans,\u200c who\u200c dominate \u2064elective office\u2063 in\u2063 the state, \u2062have\u2062 been \u2062resistant \u2064to creating a second\u200b district\u200d with a Democratic-leaning black majority. On the other hand, \u200dDemocrats see\u2062 the possibility of gaining a seat \u200dor at least \u2062a swing district \u2063in the \u200dGOP-dominated \u200dstate.<\/p>\n<p>Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall, representing\u200c the\u200d state in \u200dthe redistricting lawsuit, has \u2062expressed \u200cconcerns\u2062 about \u2064the plaintiffs&#8217; \u2063demands\u2062 for guaranteed Democratic\u200d victories in at\u200b least \u200btwo districts. He argues \u200cthat\u2064 the \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-lawmakers-ordered-to-redraw-congressional-districts-proposed-map-to-be-released-monday\/\" title=\"Lawmakers instructed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nh-dem-blasts-pelosi-voting-reform-bill\/\" title=\"NH Dem Blasts Pelosi Voting Reform Bill\">redraw congressional districts<\/a>, proposed map to be released Monday.&#8221;>proposed map \u2064divides \u200cvoters based<\/a> on stereotypes about\u2062 how voters\u200d of\u200c certain\u2063 races will\u2064 vote.<\/p>\n<p>Joe Reed,\u2062 chairman of\u2063 the\u200c Alabama Democratic Conference,\u2063 has urged lawmakers to \u200ccompromise\u2064 with the plaintiffs \u2063on a plan. He believes that there \u2064will \u200cbe two majority-black districts in the \u200cfinal map.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic\">The Western\u2062 Journal has\u2064 reviewed this Associated\u200b Press story \u2062and\u200d may \u2062have altered\u200c it prior to publication to ensure that it\u2064 meets our \u2064editorial standards.<\/p>\n<p>The post \u2063<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-alabama-rushes-adopt-new-congressional-map-amid-disagreement-district-look-like\/\">State Lawmakers\u2064 Ordered to \u2062Redraw Congressional Districts, Proposed Map \u200dto\u2063 Be Released Monday<\/a> appeared\u200b first\u2063 on <a \u200brel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Federal judges have mandated Alabama to create a new congressional district where black voters are the majority, or at least close to it. The specific details of this district&#8217;s boundaries are currently being debated as lawmakers work hastily to comply with the court&#8217;s order.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":1974588,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1974587","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1974587","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/136"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1974587"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1974587\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1974588"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1974587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1974587"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1974587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}