Alabama governor calls special primary for new House districts

Gov. Kay Ivey, R-Ala., on Tuesday announced that she had called a special primary election to select candidates to represent the redrawn House districts as the state reworks its maps in the wake of a Supreme Court ruling.Most of the southern states have moved to redraw their maps in response to the Supreme Court’s narrowing of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act to eliminate race-based districts.
“I have called a Special Primary Election for the 1st, 2nd, 6th and 7th congressional districts,” Ivey posted on X.”Alabama knows our state, our people and our districts best.
SCOTUS’ decision is plain common sense and enables our values to be best represented in congress.”
Alabama’s redraw is expected to add a Republican-leaning congressional district. That shift could prove pivotal in the battle for the House in November, which is expected to be competitive.
Ben Whedon is the Chief Political Correspondent at Just the News. Follow him on X.

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