Tag: REDISTRICTING

On Thursday, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) urged Alabama leadership to "take action" and redraw its congressional maps to better reflect the state's values and politics after the U.S. Supreme Court found race-based redistricting unconstitutional in a Louisiana case.

California and Illinois should restrict their congressional maps to get all Democrat representation in California and Illinois, according to U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham).

Former Alabama Republican Party chairman and GOP candidate for lieutenant governor John Wahl applauded the U.S. Supreme Court's highly anticipated verdict on Wednesday in Louisiana v. Callais.

Following the U.S. Supreme Court's majority ruling on Wednesday restricting racially based congressional gerrymandering, U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) urged the Alabama Legislature to promptly redistrict the state in favor of conservatives by redrawing two liberal leaning districts previously established to meet racial requirements found in the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

The Alabama Republican Party (ALGOP) praised the U.S. Supreme Court decision to strike down Louisiana’s 2024 congressional map.

Alabama is currently “not in position” to have a special session on redistricting, according to Governor Kay Ivey.

A 6-3 majority of the Supreme Court of the United States found the use of race-based redistricting to be unconstitutional in a Louisiana case on Wednesday.

If Republicans don’t act now while we hold the White House, the Senate, the House, and a conservative Supreme Court majority we risk being voted back into the minority for a decade or more.

It’s unlikely that Alabama will be able to redraw its congressional map within the decade like other states, according to House Pro-Tem Chris Pringle (R-Mobile).

Alabama likely won't have enough time to change its congressional map in 2026 because liberals on the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) were "slow walking" their dissent in a redistricting case, according to former White House press secretary Sean Spicer.

Former Trump official and Tuberville staffer Morgan Murphy announced on Monday that he is leaving the U.S. Senate race and redirecting his efforts towards flipping one of Alabama’s two House seats occupied by a Democrat.  

During Thursday's broadcast of WVNN's "The Dale Jackson Show," State Sen. Sam Givhan (R-Huntsville) spoke about an ongoing legal case currently before the U.S. Supreme Court that could potentially result in Republicans gaining the two remaining Democratic House districts in Alabama.

Members of the Senate County and Municipal Government Committee passed legislation by State Sen. Pro-Tem Garlan Gudger (R-Cullman) on Tuesday that would require a special election for certain primary elections if a U.S. Supreme Court redistricting ruling outlaws race-based redistricting.

A court-appointed special master team billed the court for $240,326 in fees last week for their work in a State Senate redistricting lawsuit against the state of Alabama.

Friday, during an appearance on Rightside Radio, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall, a candidate for U.S. Senate, commented on the U.S. Supreme Court decision a day earlier approving the State of Texas' effort to implement a congressional map favorable to the GOP for the 2026 midterms.

During Friday's episode of WVNN's "The Dale Jackson Show," State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) was asked when Alabama will join the national redistricting fight and remove U.S. Reps. Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham) and Shomari Figures (D-Mobile) from their seats.

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall appealed on Friday the new State Senate redistricting map U.S. District Judge Anna Manasco ordered the state to use for the 2026 election.

U.S. District Judge Anna Manasco ordered Alabama use a new State Senate redistricting map for 2026.

State Sen. Pro-Tem Garlan Gudger (R-Cullman) filed legislation this week that would require a special election for certain primary elections if a U.S. Supreme Court redistricting ruling outlaws race-based redistricting.

A May ruling by a federal three-judge panel finding the congressional redistricting map passed by Alabama Republican lawmakers in 2023 violated the Voting Rights Act will haunt Alabama “for generations,” according to State Rep. Chris Pringle (R-Mobile).

A court-ordered special master released three possible new State Senate district maps on Friday for U.S. District Judge Anna Manasco’s consideration.

The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) should "declare race-based redistricting unconstitutional now," according to Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall.

Alabama Republican Party chairman John Wahl announced on Wednesday that the party has filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the state of Alabama in the ongoing redistricting case Allen v. Milligan.

If a majority of the Supreme Court of the United States sides with Louisiana in a redistricting case on rehearing before the court, Alabama’s next congressional map could get a lot redder in the near future. 

U.S. District Judge Anna Manasco ordered a special master appointed by the court to draw a new Alabama State Senate map on Wednesday.

In the wake of a federal court ruling against Alabama’s 2021 State Senate map, Governor Kay Ivey has decided not to call a special session to draw a new map.

Redistricting is not about ensuring one party wins or another loses. It is about whether the lines on our maps reflect the people who live here, ensuring one person one vote and fair and equal representation for all.