Tennessee orders special session to redraw congressional map
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Updated · The New York Times · May 1
Tennessee orders special session to redraw congressional map
7 articles · Updated · The New York Times · May 1
Governor Bill Lee said lawmakers will convene in Nashville on Tuesday, with Republicans seeking an extra US House seat before November's midterm elections.
The push focuses on the Memphis-based Ninth District, Tennessee's only Democratic-held seat and only district represented by a Black lawmaker.
Lee said the map must remain fair, legal and defensible after a Supreme Court ruling weakened Voting Rights Act protections, amid pressure from Donald Trump and state Republicans.
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