Tennessee was the first to act, approving a map that gives Republicans the upper hand in all nine of the state’s congressional districts.
In the early hours of Tuesday morning, the Louisiana Senate approved a map that is likely to flip one of the state’s two Democratic districts. The Republican governor had delayed the state’s congressional primary, originally scheduled for this Saturday, to accommodate the change.
Alabama is currently taking steps to follow suit.
Although a handful of Republicans in the South Carolina legislature joined Democrats to block a similar move there, that state’s governor may call a special session to force the issue.
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