Nytt valdistrikt i Tennessee delar upp Memphis i tre delar

Tennessee har godkänt nya valkartor som delar upp Memphis enda demokratiska distrikt i tre distrikt, vilka förväntas gynna republikanerna i november. Förändringarna sker efter protester från demokratiska lagstiftare och en extra lagstiftande session.

De nya gränserna delar upp Memphis längs Poplar Avenue och flyttar delar av den majoritets-svarta staden till distrikt som sträcker sig över södra Tennessees landsbygd och in i förortsområden nära Nashville. Tjänstemän uppger att kartorna ritades om efter att högsta domstolen beslutat att delstater inte behöver bevara majoritets-svarta distrikt.

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