Republican governors in two southern states are calling state lawmakers back for special sessions next week to consider new congressional maps following a landmark Supreme Court decision that narrowed the scope of the Voting Rights Act (VRA). Alabama lawmakers are set to convene in Montgomery starting Monday to discuss potentially moving the state’s May 19…
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Alabama, Tennessee GOP governors call special sessions after Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act decision
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Originally reported by The Hill. Read the full story at the original source.
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