Alabama has a population that is about 26% Black.

The plan is expected to maintain the current partisan balance in the seven-member congressional delegation with six Republicans elected from heavily white districts and one Democrat elected from the only majority-white district. They also said the maps do not reflect the state's increased political and racial diversity. a court hearing,” the Republican speaker said.ĭemocrats opposed the GOP-drawn lines, arguing they are gerrymandered by improperly dividing counties and communities of interest. “We tried to follow everything to the closest letter of the law that we could so we might have a map that would stand. But he said the plans are a fair adjustment of district lines to account for population changes.

House Speaker Mac McCutcheon said there are always lawsuits on redistricting plans. Supreme Court removed the requirement - but lawmakers expect the plans will be litigated in court challenges. This is the first time lawmakers do not face the burden of preclearance by the Justice Department - after the U.S.

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