Gov. Reeves calls off Mississippi's special session on judicial redistricting
Gov. Tate Reeves on Wednesday morning said he will cancel a special legislative session set for next week to redraw Mississippi’s state Supreme Court districts, but he indicated the state will redraw its four congressional districts at some point.
Reeves, on SuperTalk radio, indicated that it would be difficult for the state to redraw the congressional districts in time for the upcoming midterm election and that it could hurt Republicans overall in congressional races if Mississippi did so.
Still, he stressed he wants the state to redraw congressional districts in the future and said Democratic U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson’s hold on one of Mississippi’s four congressional seats will end soon.
“The tenure of Congressman Bennie Thompson reigning terror on the 2nd Congressional District is over,” Reeves said. “It’s not a question of if. It’s a question of when.”
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