Redistricting Rush: Southern States Move to Reshape Congress After VRA Ruling
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Following a Supreme Court ruling that weakened the Voting Rights Act, several Southern states moved to redraw congressional districts, with Florida quickly approving a map that adds four GOP seats and other states like Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama signaling rapid action—potentially before the midterm elections—raising concerns from civil rights groups that Black voting power will be diluted and sparking debate over the timing and process.
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