Alabama congressional map to include 2nd district for Black voters after lengthy legal fight
Alabama voters will vote in the 2024 elections using a map that includes a second district designed to empower the state's Black voters, a federal court ruled on Thursday 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 district s 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 v...