Alabama Governor Kay Ivey announced a special legislative session to adopt a new congressional map after the Supreme Court’s recent weakening of the Voting Rights Act. Ivey said the state must be ready to act if the high court clears the way for a map that could give Republicans an extra House seat. The session starts Monday at 4 p.m.

The push follows a federal order that rejected Alabama’s 2023 map for failing to create a second majority‑Black district, prompting a court‑appointed planner to draw a new line stretching from Montgomery to Mobile. That district now seats Democrat Shomari Figures, joining Terri Sewell as the state’s two Black representatives for the first time.

Attorney General Steve Marshall filed three motions asking the Supreme Court to lift lower‑court bans, arguing that the new interpretation of the Act makes existing restraints untenable. House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter and Senate President Garlan Gudger Jr. warned that without a swift ruling Alabama could miss the chance to send seven Republicans to Washington now, a factor that could tip the balance of power in the U.S. House.