{"id":2601798,"date":"2026-05-12T15:58:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T19:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alabama-sets-special-election-after-supreme-court-decision\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T16:00:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T20:00:02","slug":"alabama-sets-special-election-after-supreme-court-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alabama-sets-special-election-after-supreme-court-decision\/","title":{"rendered":"Alabama sets special election after Supreme Court decision"},"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\">16<\/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%2Falabama-sets-special-election-after-supreme-court-decision%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=2601798&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--><p>Alabama\u2019s governor, Kay Ivey, has announced new election plans after the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the state to proceed with its preferred congressional map. The Court\u2019s 6-3 decision, issued Monday, allows Alabama to return to the 2023 legislature-approved map while lower courts reconsider the case under a heightened standard for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-clears-the-way-for-alabama-to-redraw-congressional-map\/\" title=\"Supreme Court clears the way for Alabama to redraw ...\">proving intentional racial discrimination<\/a> in redistricting, based on *Louisiana v.Callais*.<\/p>\n<p>In response, Alabama will hold special elections for impacted congressional districts, including an August 11 special primary, with earlier May 19 primaries still scheduled for other races. The broader dispute stems from court findings that Alabama\u2019s prior map likely <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >violated voting rights protections<\/a> by diluting Black voting strength, requiring two majority-minority districts.<\/p>\n<p>Republican lawmakers have argued for restoring the 2023 map, which would reduce majority-Black districts from two to one. Meanwhile, plaintiffs in *Allen v. Milligan* filed an emergency motion to preserve the court-ordered map, arguing the Supreme Court\u2019s latest ruling dose not negate earlier remedial findings. The article notes that absentee ballots in affected districts will be voided and recast under the revised schedule, reflecting a wider national pattern of redistricting litigation, including in states such as Louisiana, Florida, and Tennessee.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alabama\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1172\">Alabama<\/a> governor has set new election plans after the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"203\">Supreme Court<\/a> cleared the state to move forward with its preferred congressional map.<\/p>\n<p>The decision, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4563621\/supreme-court-clears-way-alabama-map-redraw\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4563621\/supreme-court-clears-way-alabama-map-redraw\/\">issued Monday<\/a> in a 6\u20133 ruling by the Supreme Court, allowed Alabama to revert to its 2023 legislature-approved congressional map while lower courts revisit the case under a new legal standard established in <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4559601\/where-things-stand-louisiana-primaries\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4559601\">Louisiana v. Callais<\/a><\/em>. That earlier ruling raised the threshold for proving intentional racial discrimination in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/redistricting\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"241\">redistricting<\/a> cases.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4564234\/democrats-bait-and-switch-boost-nebraska-independent-candidate\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Democrats rally behind a bait-and-switch ploy to boost Nebraska independent candidate<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4562941\/spencer-pratt-pledges-swift-arrests-los-angeles\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Spencer Pratt pledges swift arrests in Los Angeles crime crackdown<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4562596\/jeff-landry-45000-discarded-ballots-suspended-louisiana-primaries\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Jeff Landry dismisses concerns about 45,000 discarded ballots after suspended primaries: \u2018It\u2019s not my fault\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>In response, Alabama officials announced special elections on Tuesday. Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kay-ivey\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"3161\">Kay Ivey<\/a> (R-AL) said the ruling affirms the state\u2019s authority over its own districts and elections.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>\u201cAlabama knows our state, our people and our districts best,\u201d Ivey said. \u201cThe United States Supreme Court\u2019s decision is plain common sense and enables our values to be best represented in Congress. For years, we have fought for this outcome, and I am proud to celebrate this win for Alabamians.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added that voters will now have \u201canother opportunity to send strong voices to Washington,\u201d encouraging participation in an August 11 special primary election for affected congressional districts, as well as the previously scheduled May 19 primary elections for other races.<\/p>\n<p>The ruling stems from a long-running redistricting dispute over Alabama\u2019s congressional map, which lower courts had previously found likely violated voting rights protections by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kbj-suggests-black-people-cant-vote\/\" title=\"KBJ Suggests Black People Can&#039;t Vote\">diluting black voting strength<\/a>. Those rulings required the creation of a map with two majority-minority districts.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"926\">Republican<\/a> lawmakers in Alabama have pushed to restore the 2023 map, which would reduce the number of majority-black districts from two to one by reshaping District 2.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, plaintiffs in <em>Allen v. Milligan<\/em>, a key redistricting case regarding Alabama\u2019s congressional map, filed an emergency motion seeking to preserve the court-ordered map. They argued that the Supreme Court\u2019s recent decision does not undermine earlier findings that Alabama needed an additional opportunity district and that the state\u2019s remedial map was drawn without racial targeting.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4538440\/by-the-numbers-how-many-seats-has-each-party-gained\/\">BY THE NUMBERS: HOW MANY SEATS HAS EACH PARTY GAINED IN REDISTRICTING?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Absentee voting began in March, and while votes in most races will still count, ballots cast in the affected congressional districts will be voided and recast under the new election schedule.<\/p>\n<p>The Alabama case is part of a broader national wave of redistricting battles. Several Republican states, including <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/louisiana\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"529\">Louisiana<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/florida\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"159\">Florida<\/a>, and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tennessee\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"600\">Tennessee<\/a>, have moved quickly to redraw maps following the court\u2019s April ruling in <em>Callais<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alabama set new election plans after the Supreme Court backed its 2023 map, with lower courts reworking the case under a new legal standard<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4195,"featured_media":2601799,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26091003158404.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[50871,33739,5894,37103,32275],"class_list":["post-2601798","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-alabama-2","tag-election-law","tag-politics","tag-special-election","tag-supreme-court"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26091003158404.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2601798","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\/4195"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2601798"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2601798\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2601802,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2601798\/revisions\/2601802"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2601799"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2601798"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2601798"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2601798"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}