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House adopts redistricting plan to redraw House District 22 after federal order
Summary
The Mississippi House adopted a joint resolution that redraws House District 22 to create a majority‑minority district, affecting five House districts and setting an election schedule; the measure passed 78–33 after floor debate about process and community input.
The Mississippi House adopted a joint resolution to redraw House District 22, a court‑ordered change intended to comply with Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, voting 78 yeas to 33 nays.
Representative (Covington), who presented the plan on the House floor, told members the redraw responds to a July 2024 decision by a three‑judge panel of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. “This is the redistricting bill that we were required to do,” the representative said, summarizing the court’s order and the criteria used to produce the plan.
The proposed map makes House District 22 — centered in Chickasaw County and currently represented by Representative Lancaster — a majority‑minority district with an APBVAP (African‑American citizen voting‑age population) of approximately 51.18% and a population deviation of 4.8%. The sponsor said the redraft…
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