Alabama congressional district redrawn to better represent Black …
WEBSep 8, 2024 · Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District was redrawn after the U.S. Supreme Court agreed Alabama had likely illegally diluted the influence of Black voters when drawing congressional lines. A three-judge panel reshaped the district, which now includes places like Tuskegee, to give Black voters an opportunity to elect a …
Alabama Congressional District Redrawn to Better Represent Black …
WEBSep 8, 2024 · Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District was redrawn after the U.S. Supreme Court agreed Alabama had likely illegally diluted the influence of Black voters when drawing congressional lines.
Black voters gain as Alabama gets a new 2024 U.S. House map : NPR
WEBOct 5, 2023 · Alabama's new, court-picked map adds a second congressional district where Black voters' preferred candidate is projected to win a majority of the time.
Black voting power gets boost in Alabama as new US House …
WEBOct 6, 2023 · The Supreme Court’s decision last June siding with Black voters on a redistricting case in Alabama gave Democrats and voting rights activists a surprise opportunity ahead of the 2024 elections to have congressional maps redrawn in a …
Alabama congressional map to include 2nd district for Black …
WEBOct 5, 2023 · Alabama voters will vote in the 2024 elections using a map that includes a second district designed to empower the state's Black voters, a federal court ruled on Thursday.
Thousands of voters in Alabama district drawn to boost Black …
WEBThe three-judge panel decided that Alabama, which is 27% Black, should have a second district where Black voters comprise a large share of the population. The move has sparked a congested and competitive primary contest as …
In a Win for Black Voters in Redistricting Case, Alabama to Get …
WEBSep 27, 2023 · The three proposals would alter the boundaries of Congressional District 2 in southeast Alabama, now represented by Republican Rep. Barry Moore, so that Black voters comprise between 48.5% to...
Alabama’s Black voters seek chance to be heard after years of …
WEBApr 15, 2024 · Figures faces state representative Anthony Daniels, the youngest Black man to be named minority leader of the Democratic party in Alabama’s house of representatives.
Candidates for a new congressional seat in Alabama worry about Black …
WEBMar 4, 2024 · After a number of court cases, Alabama now has a newly drawn district. But candidates for the new congressional seat are worried about Black voter turnout in the primaries on Super Tuesday.
Black Alabama Voters Head to Midterms in Contested Map - TIME
WEBOct 11, 2022 · Alabama argues that the district court’s order to draw a second majority-Black district amounts to “racially segregating” Alabama voters and thus violates the Constitution.