A court-ordered special master released three possible new State Senate district maps on Friday for U.S. District Judge Anna Manasco's consideration.
In the wake of a federal court ruling against Alabama's 2021 State Senate map, Gov. Kay Ivey recently decided not to call a special session to draw a new map. The ruling agreed with left-wing plaintiffs suing the state that State Senate Districts 25 and 26 held by State Sens. Will Barfoot (R-Pike Road) and Kirk Hatcher (D-Montgomery) violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
Manasco ordered a special master recently to redraw Alabama's State Senate map by Friday, ahead of qualifying in January for the 2026 election.
"As detailed above, each of the three remedial plans proposed by the Special Master remedies the Section Two viola

1819 News

Associated Press US News
Raw Story
AlterNet
Associated Press US and World News Video