Memphis, Tenn. leaders and state lawmakers are confronting a proposed redrawing of congressional boundaries this week as Tennessee’s legislature returns to Nashville on Tuesday to consider maps that could eliminate the state's only reliably Democratic 9th District; the session follows a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that narrowed the use of race in redistricting. The special session, called by Gov. Bill Lee days after the Court’s 6–3 decision on a Louisiana map, prompted statements from Rep. Steve Cohen and NAACP organizers who said the plan could dilute the city's majority-Black voting bloc; lawmakers including Sen. Marsha Blackburn urged reconvening, and officials and legal teams signaled political and potential legal responses ahead of planned 2026 elections.
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重新划分选区会改变权力平衡。如果您在孟菲斯,您所在选区的投票力量可能会改变。这可能会影响谁将在国会代表您。请关注新闻,并在 2026 年选举前查看您所在选区的边界。
重新划分选区是一个复杂的程序,可能面临法律挑战。它可能会重塑田纳西州的政治格局,尤其是在孟菲斯。保持知情,并请记住:您的投票很重要。如果您认识第九区的人,值得转发。
如果重新划分选区地图,将民主党选民分散到更广泛的选区,共和党州议员和农村地区将获得更多的国会席位和党派优势。
孟菲斯居民,特别是占多数的黑人社区,如果国会第九选区被分割,他们的投票力量将被稀释,在国会中的集中代表性也将减弱。
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