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Reapportionment

Legislature

Second 2021 special legislative session report

All five bills in the governor’s proclamation — redistricting and the hospital and nursing home appropriation — were passed by the Legislature.

November 8, 2021

Alabama House approves new state Senate, Board of Education maps

Both of the new maps now head to Gov. Kay Ivey's desk for her signature.

November 4, 2021

House district lines comfortably pass House over objections from both sides

The plan drew objections from both Republicans and Democrats for a variety of reasons.

November 2, 2021

Alabama House approves congressional district map

Substitution maps brought by both Republican and Democratic lawmakers were tabled.

November 1, 2021

2021 special session is about “simple” lines on a map

While the census controls where the new lines are drawn, so do expectations and requests from legislators and other elected officials.

November 1, 2021

Re-gerrymandering is underway in Montgomery with federal lawsuit filed

If approved, the proposed district maps would keep about 95 percent of legislative seats non-competitive.

October 29, 2021

Draft Congressional map retains Alabama’s single majority-minority district

A coalition of nonprofits seeks to create two majority-minority districts, but the draft map keeps only one.

October 27, 2021

Redistricting special session underway

It will be an interesting political process. It only happens every 10 years.

October 27, 2021

League of Women Voters oppose dividing counties in redistricting

The Legislature is expected to take up redistricting in a special session this fall.

September 15, 2021

Committee on Reapportionment holds public hearing in Montgomery

The Permanent Legislative Committee on Reapportionment is holding public hearings across the state to get input on redistricting.

September 9, 2021