Alabama: GOP sues over district size
AP reports: Republican lawyers filed a federal court suit Thursday that seeks to do the same thing a similar suit did in Georgia -- create new legislative districts and switch control of the House and Senate from Democrats to Republicans.
Democrats said they are not concerned about the litigation because Alabama's legislative districts have been approved by the U.S. Justice Department and survived a previous federal court challenge. ....
The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Mobile, claims the current legislative districts violate the principle of one-person, one-vote because of population differences between the districts, and contends there are no legitimate reasons for the population differences. The suit seeks new districts that are more equal in population.
In the Alabama House, Rep. Mary Sue McClurkin, R-Pelham, has the most overpopulated House district, which is 4.8 percentage points above the ideal population. Rep. Skippy White, D-Flomaton, has the most underpopulated district, which is 4.9 percentage points below the ideal size. -- montgomeryadvertiser.com