NRF-Supported VRA Plaintiffs Call on Alabama Legislature to Adopt Their Fair, Compliant Map

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ICYMI: NRF-Supported VRA Plaintiffs Submit Fair, Compliant Map for Alabama Legislature’s Consideration

Washington, D.C. – Today, in a letter sent to the Alabama Legislative Committee on Reapportionment, the Voting Rights Act (VRA) plaintiffs in Allen v. Milligan called on the Alabama legislature to adopt their proposed map, which is titled the VRA Plaintiffs’ Remedial Plan. As first reported on AL.com, the National Redistricting Foundation (NRF) supported the VRA plaintiffs in submitting their map to the legislature. 

“As you know, on June 8, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in favor of both the Milligan and Caster Plaintiffs in holding that Alabama’s 2021 congressional redistricting plan (‘HB1’) violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act (‘VRA’),” the VRA plaintiffs wrote. “No other group of Plaintiffs has successfully challenged HB1. Because the Alabama Legislature’s enactment of this plan (hereinafter, the ‘VRA Plaintiffs’ Remedial Plan’ or ‘VRA Plan’) would likely resolve the pending lawsuit, we urge the Committee to give careful consideration to our VRA Plan.” 

The full letter as well as a PDF of the map and data summary can be found HERE. 

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