Tennessee Republicans Pass Map to Eliminate Last Democratic House Seat
Tennessee Republicans have passed a new congressional map that aims to eliminate the state's last Democratic-held U.S. House seat. The redistricting effort is specifically designed to break up the majority-Black district, effectively flipping the seat.
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Tennessee Approves New Map Aimed at Flipping the Last Democratic Seat
After a Supreme Court ruling that weakened the Voting Rights Act of 1965, Republicans carved up a majority-Black Memphis seat as the national redistricting wars continue.
By Emily Cochrane
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Republicans in the state could hold a 9-0 advantage in the U.S. House with their new map, the first approved since the Supreme Court weakened the Voting Rights Act.
By Patrick Marley
Read full article →Tennessee Republicans redraw maps to erase last Democratic, Black-majority district
Move comes days after supreme court ruling weakened Voting Rights Act protections against racial gerrymandering US politics live – latest updates Tennessee’s Republican-dominated legislature passed redistricting maps on Thursday, eliminating the state’s one Democratic, Black-majority congressional district a week after the US supreme court effectively gutted a major section of the Voting Rights Act. The move cracks Tennessee’s ninth congressional district, which covers Memphis, into three p...
By George Chidi
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Tennessee Republicans' map would crack Shelby County — home to majority-Black Memphis — into three different districts, in an effort to eliminate the state's lone remaining Democratic-held seat.
By Benjamin Swasey
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