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Mississippi Calls Special Session to Redraw Congressional Maps

State lawmakers are waiting for the Supreme Court to decide a landmark voting rights case before they meet to redraw districts.
Mississippi Calls Special Session to Redraw Congressional Maps
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves speaks at the Governor's Mansion in Jackson, Miss., on June 30, 2020. Rogelio V. Solis/Pool/Getty Images
Jill McLaughlin
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Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has joined the national redistricting fight, calling a special session of the legislature to redistrict the state’s congressional maps after an expected Supreme Court decision on race-based districts is made.

“I don’t typically make news on a Friday afternoon, but today I am going to make an exception: I’m calling a special session,” Reeves announced on X April 24.

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