JUSTTHENEWS (Ben Whedon) - Maryland Democrats begin redistricting special session
The session is likely to address a constitutional amendment that would allow a redrawn map to survive judicial scrutiny.
ABCNEWS - Maryland lawmakers to consider steps toward partisan redistricting for 2028
Maryland lawmakers are set to kick off a special session to consider a first step in a partisan redistricting initiative that could help Democrats pick up an additional U.S. House seat by 2028
REDSTATE (Ward Clark) - Alaska LNG Pipeline Showdown: Dunleavy Rejects Senate Amendments, Calls New Special Session
JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - Georgia Republicans back down on redistricting plans in current special session
Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns said that it's important that the redistricting process be responsible, transparent and have ample opportunity for public input.
ABCNEWS - Georgia's vote-counting method will soon be banned. Lawmakers will try to find a fix this week
Georgia lawmakers are expected to try to clean up an election mess of their own making when they return to the Capitol this week for a special session
JUSTTHENEWS (Misty Severi) - Missouri Supreme Court rejects NAACP challenge to special session of state legislature
The Missouri Constitution states that on extraordinary occasions, the governor may convene the General Assembly by proclamation, where he must state specific actions for lawmakers to consider.
JUSTTHENEWS (Ben Whedon) - SCOTUS vacates redistricting rulings in Mississippi, North Dakota
Mississippi, however, has appeared to pour cold water on the prospect of a redraw in time for 2026, with Gov. Tate Reeves, R, canceling a special session and saying he saw "no need" to redraw the maps.
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - South Carolina Governor Calls Special Session on Redistricting to Reverse RINO Sabotage.
South Carolina's General Assembly has started its special legislative session to redraw the state's congressional map.
Governor of South Carolina Henry McMaster (R) summoned state legislators to the General Assembly for a special session to redraw the state’s congressional map. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: South Carolina’s General Assembly has started its special legislative session to redraw the state’s congressional map, following a Supreme Court ruling that racially gerrmandered minority-majority districts are unconstitutional. KEY QUOTE: “I have issued an Executive Order calling the General Assembly back for an extra legislative session to address the state budget and congressional districts beginning Friday, May 15, at 11:00 AM.” – Governor Henry McMaster on X. DETAIL: On Thursday, Governor McMaster called for the South Carolina…Open
JUSTTHENEWS (Misty Severi) - South Carolina governor tells state lawmakers to hold special session on redistricting
The redistricting movement recently picked up pace again after the Supreme Court ruled last month that Louisiana's second majority-black congressional district relied too heavily on race and was therefore an unconstitutional gerrymander.
NYTIMES (Eduardo Medina) - South Carolina Governor Formally Calls for Redistricting Special Session
But he stopped short of ordering lawmakers to redo the map so that Republicans could sweep the state’s congressional delegation, which President Trump has pressured them to do.