Alabama Gov. Ivey calls special session to redraw maps and potentially cancel May 19 primaries

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey calls a special legislative session on May 1, 2026, directing the Republican-controlled legislature to be prepared to redraw the state's congressional maps if the Supreme Court lifts an existing federal court injunction that requires the state to maintain a second majority-Black district until after the 2030 census. Alabama AG Steve Marshall simultaneously files emergency motions at the Supreme Court asking the Court to lift the injunction in light of the Callais ruling. Ivey acknowledges that without court action, the state cannot use a new map for the May 19 primaries. Trump calls Ivey's move "great" in a social media post, saying Republicans could gain 20 House seats if all red states redistrict before November.