Black Alabamans Score Major Victory In Voting Rights Case
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA - JUNE 28: Maya Wiley President & CEO, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights participates in a symposium hosted by Rep. Sewell to examine the impact of the Shelby County decision and strategize on the road ahead for voting rights at 16th Street Baptist Church on June 28, 2023 in Birmingham, Alabama.
After endless back and forth, Alabama finally has new congressional lines. Last week, federal judges approved a new map with a second district where Black voters make up a large percentage of the electorate.
The decision comes after Alabama Republicans spent the last several months defying orders from the Supreme Court to a second Black majority district or “close to it.” The Republican-state legislature was repeatedly warned that their map likely violated the Voting Rights Act because it denied Black voters, who comprise 27% of the state, the opportunity to adequately elect candidates of their choosing.
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Unless the Supreme Court does something unexpected, it seems likely this will be the map heading into the 2024 election — giving Black voters a better chance of electing candidates who represent their interests. The map also provides Democrats with a better shot at taking back the House in the next election cycle.
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