Alabama Republicans want to redistrict the state’s congressional map in the wake of the monumental Supreme Court decision against race-drawn districts in Louisiana, and they likely have the power to do so.
The question is when.
The 6–3 ruling limits the consideration of race when drawing congressional districts, stemming from a majority-minority district in Louisiana. Alabama’s two Democrat-held seats in Congress are the result of Voting Rights Act litigation and are the target of calls to redistrict.
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Some are calling on the process to begin right away in time for GOP pick-ups to help the party retain its majority in the House of Representatives, but changing the map for the 2026 cycle could prove difficult. For one, ballots for the state’s May 19 primaries are already set, with qualifying having ended in January and absentee voting already underway.
2023 ruling
Also, after a 2023 Supreme Court ruling involving Alabama’s map, federal judges ruled that the state cannot alter its map before 2030, the year of the next census. But the state has asked the high court to review that decision and Attorney General Steve Marshall said this ruling will help make the state’s case.
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EDITOR’S NOTE — This story was written by Alex Angle and originally published by Alabama Daily News.
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