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After the Supreme Court weakened the Voting Rights Act two weeks ago, there's been a flurry of GOP redistricting efforts in the South.
And now Alabama can use a map that has one more seat that favors Republicans compared to the now-defunct map that the lower court ordered.
This ruling, however, came a week before the state's primary.
Republican Governor Kay Ivey announced the state will hold a special primary for the four seats affected by the change.
This is expected to cause some confusion for voters, particularly because this change was announced when absentee mail voting was already underway.
The new special primary election will be held on August 11th.
The newly passed map breaks up a congressional district that includes Memphis into multiple districts.
This dilutes the voting power of the city's mostly black population, which largely votes for Democrats.
Various Republican-led states in the South are weighing redrawing districts since the Supreme Court overturned Louisiana's congressional map.
The court's conservative majority took issue with a district that was drawn to create a second majority black district.
Louisiana is expected to redraw its map soon as well, which could add to the growing number of safe seats for Republicans.
The party now has a slight edge heading into this year's midterm elections.
The newly passed map breaks up a congressional district that includes Memphis into multiple districts.
This dilutes the voting power of the city's mostly black population, which largely votes for Democrats.
Various Republican-led states in the South are weighing redrawing districts since the Supreme Court overturned Louisiana's congressional map.
The court's conservative majority took issue with a district that was drawn to create a second majority black district.
Louisiana is expected to redraw its map soon as well, which could add to the growing number of safe seats for Republicans.