Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves to call special redistricting session
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Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Friday he will call a special legislative session to redraw district boundaries after the U.S. Supreme Court issues a ruling in a key redistricting case.
Reeves said the session would take place 21 days after the court rules in Louisiana v. Callais, a case that could reshape how states enforce the Voting Rights Act.
The case centers on Louisiana’s 2024 congressional map, which added a second majority-black district and is being challenged as an unconstitutional racial gerrymander.
The outcome could influence redistricting battles nationwide, particularly in Republican-led states, ahead of this year’s midterm elections.
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Protesters hold signs in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on October 15, 2025, as the court considers restricting the creation of majority Black and Hispanic voting districts. (Eric Lee/Bloomberg)
Reeves said the ruling could also affect a separate Mississippi case requiring the state to redraw Supreme Court district boundaries.
That lawsuit, filed by groups including the Southern Poverty Law Center and the American Civil Liberties Union, claims the current map dilutes the electoral strength of black voters in violation of federal law, according to WLBT.
The state appealed the decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, which stayed the decision pending the outcome of the Callais case.
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Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said he will call a special legislative session to redraw district boundaries following a pending Supreme Court decision. (Rogelio V. Solis/AP)
“I believe, and federal law requires it, that the Mississippi Legislature should have the first opportunity to draw these maps,” Reeves said on
He added that he is using his authority to allow lawmakers to redraw the maps once the Supreme Court provides clarification.
“For these reasons, I am using my constitutional authority to allow the Mississippi Legislature to use its constitutionally recognized right to draw these maps once the new rules of the game are known as a result of Callais,” Reeves said.
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Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves is preparing to ask lawmakers to redraw election maps after a Supreme Court ruling on redistricting. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)
Reeves said the move could “forever change the way we draw electoral maps.”
In October, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority appeared willing to weaken a key provision of the Voting Rights Act that prohibits states from diluting the voting power of minorities. Critics have warned that such a move could further erode protections for minority voters.
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The Supreme Court is expected to issue its decision by summer.
Breanne Deppisch of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
