Mississippi governor cancels redistricting special session
Key takeaways
- Tate Reeves (R) on Wednesday said he will cancel a special session to consider new voting maps for the state s three Supreme Court voting districts.
- Reeves announced the cancellation while on Supertalk Radio s Mornings with Richard Cross.
- That decision followed last month s momentous U.S.
Why this matters: political developments that affect policy direction and public trust.
Tate Reeves (R) on Wednesday said he will cancel a special session to consider new voting maps for the state s three Supreme Court voting districts.
Reeves announced the cancellation while on Supertalk Radio s Mornings with Richard Cross. He said the decision follows the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decision on Monday to vacate U.S. District Judge Sharion Aycock s ruling in December that required the redrawing of the judicial voting districts.
That decision followed last month s momentous U.S. Supreme Court ruling that found Louisiana s congressional district map to be an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. The ruling from the high court weakened core provisions of the federal Voting Rights Act, which prohibits voting practices that discriminate based on race, color or minority-group membership.