Mississippi governor cancels special session amid redistricting push in the South
May 14, 2026 | Nick Naulty
Republican Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves called off a planned special session to redraw the state’s Supreme Court districts, even as he said Mississippi could still revisit its congressional map amid a broader GOP redistricting push in the South.
Reeves announced Wednesday that he would cancel the special session scheduled to begin next week, which had been called to address Mississippi Supreme Court districts. Several Republican lawmakers and President Donald Trump had pushed Reeves to add congressional redistricting to the agenda as part of a broader effort to create safer Republican seats amid a nationwide redistricting battle.
Reeves said the cancellation came after the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a prior ruling requiring Mississippi to redraw its state Supreme Court districts. The lower court had previously found that the districts violated the federal Voting Rights Act by diluting Black voting power.
Trump had previously urged Mississippi Republicans to move forward with redistricting, writing in a Truth Social post that states should not conduct elections under unconstitutional maps simply for the “convenience” of state legislature
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