A federal court is making plans to possibly draw a new congressional map for Alabama, although it is not certain that will happen.
in June. That sent the case back to the three-judge court, which gave the Legislature a chance to fix the map.
Republican lawmakers said District 2 would comply with the court mandate to create a second district where Black voters have an opportunity to elect a candidate of their choice. The courts have said the Voting Rights Act does not guarantee Black voters a number of majority Black districts in proportion to their share of the population.
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