Democrats and civil rights groups opposed to Alabama's newly-drawn congressional district map have two days to file a complaint, after the Republican-led state Legislature was court-ordered to redraw the map with two majority-black districts.
Gov. Kay Ivey signed the new map on July 21 — but with only one majority-black district and another being 40% black. Democrats have criticized Republicans for seemingly defying a Supreme Court order from June 8. The high court had ruled the original GOP map violated the Voting Rights Act and discriminated against black voters.
“I firmly believe that the map we adopted … is a fair solution that positions Alabama’s congressional districts and our voters in the best way possible,” Alabama Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Reed said in a statement.
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