Gov. Ivey declines a special session in Alabama despite a court order to redraw illegal voting maps
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced Friday that she will not convene a special legislative session to redraw the...
Missouri Governor approves new congressional map, restricts ballot initiatives
Governor Mike Kehoe signed House Bill 1 into law, enacting a new congressional map poised to grant...
Federal judge denies Houston County Elections Board’s motion to dismiss lawsuit challenging Black voter dilution
A federal judge has ruled against the Houston County Elections Board's attempt to dismiss a lawsuit...
Texas House advances new election map; Senate approves plan to Governor’s desk
The new map aims to flip five Democratic-held U.S. House seats in the 2026 midterm elections.
Federal judge rules Mississippi Supreme Court election map dilutes Black voters, violates Voting Rights Act, and orders maps to be redrawn
A federal judge has ruled that Mississippi's current Supreme Court electoral map unlawfully dilutes the voting...
Federal judge rules Alabama Senate map violates Voting Rights Act, orders new majority-Black district
A federal judge ruled Friday that Alabama’s current state Senate district map violates Section 2 of the...
Federal judges uphold Florida Senate map, reject Black voter dilution claims
Plaintiffs claim the 2022 district map dilutes Black voters in Pinellas and Hillsborough counties, violating the...
California ballot measure proposes new congressional map in response to Texas’ mid-decade redistricting
California voters will decide on Proposition 50 in November, which would shift redistricting power to the...
Appeals court panel affirms Louisiana’s legislative map violate the Voting Rights Act
The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a ruling blocking Louisiana’s legislative maps, finding the...
Court orders Alabama to use congressional map through 2030 with two Black-majority districts, rejects preclearance request
A panel of three district court judges in the Northern District of Alabama issued an injunction to keep...
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