Overview
- Gov. Tate Reeves, who announced the move Friday, said lawmakers will meet 21 days after the U.S. Supreme Court rules in Louisiana v. Callais.
- A federal judge ruled last year that Mississippi’s central Supreme Court district violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and ordered new lines, but legislators declined to redraw during the regular session.
- The state appealed the ruling, and the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals put the appeal on hold until the Supreme Court decides Callais.
- U.S. District Judge Sharion Aycock has set a Tuesday hearing in Aberdeen to review new judicial maps, and she is not bound by the governor’s timetable.
- The court’s order blocking use of the old map has left Justice David Ishee unable to qualify for reelection even though his term does not end until January 2028.