The congressional districts for the 2024 elections are still in limbo. 

The Alabama legislature entered a special session back in July to redraw the congressional map after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional under a Voting Rights Act violation. The state lawmakers were required to redraw the map with two Black majority districts or “something close.”

Abigail Murphy is a multimedia reporter for Tallapoosa Publishers, Inc. To contact Abigail Murphy, email abigail.murphy@alexcityoutlook.com.