Analysts: Redistricting to cost taxpayers, while slowly shifting election outcomes

(The Center Square) - As states engage in unprecedented mid-decade redistricting across the country, analysts predicted taxpayers will foot the bill while changes in representation will come slowly over time.

In Alabama, the state legislature moved to change its congressional maps following an April decision from the U.S. Supreme Court. The state will hold a special primary election Aug. 11 to determine partisan candidates in four congressional districts that have been altered. It will cost taxpayers an additional $4.45 million to hold August’s special election, according to Alabama’s legislative fiscal office.