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Alabama congressional map to include 2nd district for Black voters after lengthy legal fight wlip.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wlip.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Krisanapong detraphiphat/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) After a protracted legal battle that reached the U.S. Supreme Court, Alabama residents will cast ballots in the 2024 congressional elections using a map that includes a second district designed to empower Black voters, a federal court ruled on Thursday.
The new order, from a three-judge panel in Alabama, determines which of three proposed maps should be used in the upcoming races.
About 27% of Alabama residents are Black, according to census data. Only one of its seven House districts is currently represented by a Black lawmaker.
In 2022, the state Legislature was ordered to redraw its districts to include two "in which Black voters either comprise a voting-age majority or something quite close to it," because the lawmaker-approved map likely did not comply with the Voting Rights Act by diluting Black voters power.
The courts later ruled that lawmakers failed to comply with that order, rejecting a ....
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