周四傍晚，数百名民众聚集在密西西比州议会大厦前，抗议共和党试图通过重划选区图来为其政党谋取优势的举动。在随后举行的激烈听证会上，数十名当地居民向选区重划委员会陈述了自己的意见。这是八场听证会中的最后一场。
Dozens of residents testify to legislature’s redistricting committee in heated hearing, the last of eight Hundreds of people gathered across from the Mississippi state capitol building on Thursday evening to rally against the aggressive Republican efforts to draw maps that favor their own party.
在美国最高法院对“路易斯安那州诉卡莱斯案”作出裁决后，《选举权法》第二条的效力大幅削弱。此后，密西西比州州长泰特·里夫斯与其他共和党州长和议员步调一致，呼吁召开特别会议以重划选区图。不过，在该会议召开前，里夫斯便宣布取消会议，并在社交平台X上表示，他期望“议员们能在2027年大选前完成国会选区图的重划工作！”
Shortly after the US supreme court’s decision in Louisiana v Callais, which severely weakened section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, Tate Reeves, the Mississippi governor, moved in lockstep with other Republican governors and lawmakers to call for a special session to redraw maps. However, before that special session could occur, Reeves canceled it and wrote on X that he expected “lawmakers to redraw congressional lines BETWEEN NOW and 2027 elections!”