Advocates say Supreme Court must preserve new, mostly Black US House district for 2024 elections – Winnipeg Free Press
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Voting rights advocates say they will go to the Supreme Court in hopes of preserving a new majority Black congressional district in Louisiana for the fall elections. Wednesday's declaration was
State Sen. Cleo Fields has started strong in his campaign to win a newly drawn congressional district, but whether he gets to run for that seat this fall remains uncertain.
State Sen. Cleo Fields has started strong in his campaign to win a newly drawn congressional district, but whether he gets to run for that seat this fall remains uncertain.
The newly drawn map passed in the 2024 Special Legislative Session, created a second Black majority out of Louisiana's six districts to comply with the Voting Rights Act. Because 1/3 of voters in Louisiana are Black, the Act requires that the district be drawn to reflect that representation.