Alabama lawmakers are set to vote on a measure that could change the state's congressional primaries as part of a bid to switch its U.S. House districts.

Alabama officials asked the Supreme Court to allow new congressional maps, hoping to take advantage of a high court ruling weakening voting rights.

Friday’s request came hours after Gov. Kay Ivey signed bills allowing special primaries if the state prevails in the redistricting case. It also came on the heels of another appeal filed by the Attorney General’s Office at the end of April to have the court expedite the state’s request to overturn the 2030 injunction.

The Alabama Legislature has spent the week debating the state's congressional maps. Democratic lawmakers have argued their voting powers are being diluted because of a Supreme Court ruling.

Anger, frustration and urgency filled a Montgomery town hall Thursday night as Democratic leaders and civil rights advocates warned that Alabama could undo hard-won political representation for Black voters.

The Tennessee state legislature on Thursday passed a redistricting map that eliminates the state's last Democrat-leaning, Black-majority district.

The state Supreme Court decision overturning Democrats' map effectively guarantees the GOP will come out ahead in the gerrymandering wars.

A national redistricting battle over U.S. House seats swung toward Republicans on Friday, as a Virginia court invalidated a Democratic gerrymandering effort and Republicans in other Southern states forged ahead with plans that could yield additional GOP seats in