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Tennessee redistricting push moves forward as lawmakers debate new maps, election changes

A controversial effort to redraw Tennessee’s congressional map is now taking shape through a special legislative session. Lawmakers are considering a series of bills tied to redistricting and how ...
The Tennessean

Tennessee sued over 'racial gerrymandering' in redistricting maps

A group of Tennessee voters, including former state Sen. Brenda Gilmore, filed a lawsuit Wednesday over Tennessee's newly drawn congressional maps, alleging the redistricting effort in early 2022 ...
The Tennessean

Redistricting changed Tennessee voting maps. Here's where to vote

During this year's primary election cycle, Tennesseans will vote under a new congressional map after lawmakers approved and Gov. Bill Lee enacted the revised map into law on May 7 following a special ...
PBS

Lawsuit says Tennessee's US House and state Senate maps discriminate against communities of color

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee is facing its first court challenge over a congressional redistricting map that carved up Democratic-leaning Nashville to help Republicans flip a seat in last year's ...
WREG

Fight over Tennessee congressional maps heats up; Memphis town hall planned

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Lawmakers and community leaders are raising concerns after Tennessee Governor Bill Lee called a special legislative session to revisit the state’s congressional map. In a statement ...
The Hill

Tennessee approves GOP House map, drawing out lone Democrat seat

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R) on Thursday signed into law a new GOP-friendly House map that carves up the state’s only majority-Black district and threatens the lone Democrat in the state’s nine-member ...