Anzila Wong

And in Congress, as much as 11 percent of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus could be lost.

Anzila Wong, NPR News.

For decades, in places where voting is racially polarized, the Voting Rights Act Section 2 provisions had helped ensure that racial minority voters aren't shut out during the redrawing of political maps and that districts are drawn in a way that gives minority voters a chance of electing their preferred candidates.

The new ruling from the Supreme Court's conservative majority weakens those protections, and it applies to redistricting at all levels of government.

In Florida, state lawmakers who are in a special session on redistricting may create a new congressional map.

Many redistricting experts expect Republican-controlled state legislatures in the South to eliminate at least some Democratic-represented House districts that were likely protected under the Voting Rights Act.

That could lead to the largest ever decline in representation by Black members of Congress.

Anzila Wong, NPR News.

For decades, in places where voting is racially polarized, the Voting Rights Act Section 2 provisions had helped ensure that racial minority voters aren't shut out during the redrawing of political maps and that districts are drawn in a way that gives minority voters a chance of electing their preferred candidates.

The new ruling from the Supreme Court's conservative majority weakens those protections, and it applies to redistricting at all levels of government.

In Florida, state lawmakers who are in a special session on redistricting may create a new congressional map.

Many redistricting experts expect Republican-controlled state legislatures in the South to eliminate at least some Democratic-represented House districts that were likely protected under the Voting Rights Act.

That could lead to the largest ever decline in representation by Black members of Congress.

Anzila Wong, NPR News.

Today is a last chance for eligible voters in Louisiana to register online in time to cast ballots in the state's May 16th primary.

And Monday is Nebraska's deadline for registering online or by mail, though in-person voter registration doesn't end until May 1st.

In Oregon, you can still register online by mail or in person through Tuesday.

And there's still about a week left in Alabama and Pennsylvania to sign up to vote in those primaries.

Eligible voters in Montana also have until May 4th to register by mail, and they can sign up in person through June 2nd.

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