‘One person, one vote:’ House redistricting committee gets primer

Mississippi's House select committee received a primer Monday on redistricting principles like equal representation and compact districts. But the real work falls to a joint House and Senate committee responding to a Supreme Court decision that weakened protections for majority-Black voting districts. Mississippi Today reports that voting rights advocates are watching closely, concerned the process could undo gains from decades of civil rights work. Bennie Thompson, the state's only Black member of Congress, faces proposed redistricting to oust him. The House committee's co-chair says major changes are unlikely without sixty-two votes, but advocates worry the process could still undermine minority representation.

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