The Alabama Democratic Conference Thursday filed a federal lawsuit seeking to overturn the state’s redistricting maps, charging they were drawn with the intent of minimizing minority participation in the voting process. The allegations raised in the complaint — filed against Gov. Robert Bentley and Secretary of State Beth Chapman — are similar to those raised [...]
The Justice Department has approved new district maps drawn up by the Republican-controlled Legislature last spring, according to Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange. “We are pleased that the Department of Justice has agreed with our position and approved these redistricting plans,” Strange said in a statement. “I am proud of my team in the Attorney [...]
Lawmakers Wednesday night were moving new Legislative district maps into position for a final vote. The House’s Constitution, Campaigns and Elections committee approved a redistricting map for the Senate on a 6 to 1 vote Wednesday evening, a day after the Senate approved the new districts. A Senate committee was scheduled to take up the [...]
The Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives said this afternoon that he hopes to focus the 2012 Legislative Session on creating jobs, while dealing with redistricting and bills overhauling the state constitution’s banking and corporation articles. Mike Hubbard, R-Auburn, said after a meeting of the Montgomery Rotary Club that they were looking at bringing [...]
The Alabama House of Representatives approved a congressional redistricting plan this afternoon despite protests from the Montgomery County delegation over the map splitting the county between three congressional districts. The map divides Montgomery County between the 2nd, 3rd and 7th districts. The county is currently split between the 2nd and 3rd districts. The House approved the [...]