Alabama governor calls special session to redraw congressional districts

The Alabama legislature will begin a special session next month in order to redraw the state’s congressional districts, Gov. Kay Ivey (R) announced Tuesday. The announcement comes as the Supreme Court ruled this month that the state’s current congressional map likely violates the Civil Rights Act, discriminating against Black voters by diluting their voting power. Alabama has seven congressional districts, but only one is majority-Black despite the demographic making up 27 percent of the state. According to the court’s ruling, the state legislature must add a second majority-Black district to...