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Sat Apr 22, 2017, 03:06 AM Apr 2017

More than 90 Legislative Districts could be redrawn as part of Reapportionment Plan

MONTGOMERY — More than 90 Legislative Districts could be realigned under the Senate Republicans’ current Reapportionment Plan, according to the top Republican on the committee handling the changes.

In an interview Thursday, Sen. Gerald Dial said as many as 66 Legislative House districts in Alabama and 25 Senate districts could be redrawn or tweaked as part of their plan that could be presented in a public hearing as soon as next week.

Most of the changes are minor, Dial said, but many of the realignments are intended to bring districts back in line with precinct and county lines when possible.

A Federal court decision earlier this year ruled 12 of Alabama’s Legislative Districts unconstitutional because the court found their alignment had been based improperly upon race. Three of the districts were Senate districts and nine were in the House.

Read more: http://www.alreporter.com/2017/04/21/90-legislative-districts-redrawn-part-reapportionment-plan/

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