Alabama Republicans approve plan for new primaries if courts allow GOP-friendly map
Summary
Alabama Republicans approved a law that would allow new primary elections using a new congressional map favorable to the GOP. This will only happen if the courts remove an order blocking the new map and keep the current one until after the 2030 Census.Key Facts
- Alabama Republicans passed a law on Friday about new primary elections.
- The law tells the governor to set new primaries for some races using a GOP-friendly map.
- The new map has not been used yet because courts issued an injunction.
- The injunction keeps the current map in place until after the 2030 Census.
- The new law will only take effect if the courts lift this injunction.
- The 2030 Census is a nationwide population count scheduled for that year.
- The issue involves which congressional map Alabama will use for elections.
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