Alabama House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter, R-Rainsville, speaks to reporters on Friday, July 21, 2023, at the Statehouse in Montgomery, Ala. Ledbetter says he believes a newly drawn map of Alabama's seven congressional districts will pass muster with courts. MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama on Friday refused to create a second majority-Black congressional district, a move that could defy a recent order from the U.S.
Voting rights advocates and Black lawmakers said the plan invoked the state’s Jim Crow history of treating Black voters unfairly. Republicans argued that their proposal complies with the directive to create a second district where Black voters could influence the outcome of congressional elections. Opponents said it flouted a directive from the panel to create a second majority-Black district or “something quite close to it” so that Black voters “have an opportunity to elect a representative of their choice.”“There’s no opportunity there for anybody other than a white Republican to win that district.
“I’m confident that we’ve done a good job. It will be up to the courts to decide whether they agree,” Reed said. Black Alabama lawmakers say it's crucial that their constituents have a better chance of electing their choices.
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