Alabama Enters the Chat: Gov. Kay Ivey Calls for a Special Legislative Session on Redistricting Maps
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has called for a special legislative session on May 4, 2026, to address redistricting following recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions. This move comes after Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall filed emergency motions asking the Court to reconsider the state's redistricting case in light of the Callais v. Louisiana ruling. The special session will focus on potential changes to congressional and state senate district boundaries and related primary elections.
- ▪The U.S. Supreme Court's Callais v. Louisiana decision has influenced several states, including Alabama, to reconsider their congressional redistricting maps.
- ▪In 2023, the Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling requiring Alabama to create a second Black-majority congressional district by 2024.
- ▪Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall filed emergency motions urging the Supreme Court to expedite Alabama's redistricting cases and align them with the Callais decision.
- ▪Governor Kay Ivey initially deferred action but called a special session after Marshall's legal moves indicated a shifting landscape.
- ▪The special session is limited to legislation concerning primary elections in districts with altered boundaries, with other matters excluded unless approved by a two-thirds vote.
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Alabama Enters the Chat: Gov. Kay Ivey Calls for a Special Legislative Session on Redistricting Maps By Jennifer Oliver O'Connell | 7:07 PM on May 01, 2026 The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com. AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein As RedState reported, since the United States Supreme Court's Callais v. Louisiana decision has rendered racial gerrymander all but dead, Louisiana has made moves to redraw its congressional maps and suspended its May 16 primary for U.S. House of Representative elections; Florida's legislature quickly approved its new congressional maps, and Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed off on their use with great alacrity, ahead of their August 18 primary.
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