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redistricting, Republican majorities will be able to marginalize Black political power across the US and especially in the south, where voting is highly racially polarized. **Senator Bill Cassidy, a Louisiana Republican**, told CNN he doesn
voters, not the will of federal judges,” Kemp said Friday. “Voting is already underway for the 2026 elections,” he added, meaning changes to the maps would not be possible this year. However, he acknowledged that
voter mobilization calls and town halls I’ve been to have been largely organized and attended by Black folks and allies who are explicit about how these decisions are impacting people of color.* *I think
Tennessee’s Republican-dominated legislature [moved last week](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/07/tennessee-congressional-map-redistricting) to eliminate the state’s one Democratic, Black-majority congressional district. Louisiana has postponed its state primaries, with its Republican governor and attorney general