A three-judge panel said to fix the Voting Rights Act violation, Alabama would need a second majority Black district or one that is close to majority Black to allow Black voters an opportunity to elect a candidate of their choice.
Jul. 19, 2023, 7:30 p.m.
The map approved by the Senate on Wednesday does not add a second majority Black district. Democrats opposed the plan, which passed by a vote of 24-8. The Republican majority in the Senate voted down several alternatives proposed by Democrats. The plan passed by the Senate is similar to a mapBoth plans leave District 7 as the state’s only majority Black district, as it has been since 1992.
“The question is, what is opportunity there,” Livingston said. “I think everybody has a different interpretation of what opportunity is. Some of the plaintiffs’ plans, we’re talking 40, 45%. So it’s 38 there. That’s where we could settle.” The National Redistricting Foundation, an affiliate of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, issued a statement saying the plans that passed the House and Senate would be challenged in court.
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