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THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Alabama Moves to Redraw Congressional Map After Key SCOTUS Ruling.

Kay Ivey, Governor of Alabama, has announced that the state's congressional map will be redrawn ahead of the midterm elections. The special session to redistrict the state is contingent on the U.S. Supreme Court lifting a key injunction.

Governor Kay Ivey is reconvening Alabama’s state legislature, which could reshape the congressional landscape pending a pivotal decision from the Supreme Court. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Governor of Alabama Kay Ivey (R) has announced that the state’s congressional map will be redrawn ahead of the midterm elections following a landmark Supreme Court ruling against racially gerrymandered majority-minority electoral districts. Howvever, the special session to redistrict the state is contingent on the U.S. Supreme Court lifting a key injunction. DETAIL: On Friday, Ivey announced that she is summoning the Alabama legislature to redraw the state’s congressional map . The session to redistrict the state is scheduled for Monday next…Open