Alabama Governor Announces Special Elections for 4 Districts After Supreme Court Decision

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on May 12 announced special primary elections for four House districts, one day after the Supreme Court allowed the state to use its legislature-drawn congressional map for the midterms. After the Supreme Court’s landmark Voting Rights Act ruling last month, Alabama asked the high court to allow it to use a congressional map drawn by the state legislature in 2023. The map was previously rejected for violating the Voting Rights Act, as it would redraw the state to have one majority-black district rather than two. The Supreme Court gave Alabama the go-ahead on Monday, vacating the lower court rulings that would have required Alabama to keep using its existing map with the two majority-black districts....