Alabama: Democrats may push mid-decade redistricting
The Mobile Press-Register reported on Sunday: Democrats in the Alabama Senate are exploring the possibility of redrawing districts in the state early in hopes of boosting their chances of winning more seats in the Legislature and Congress.
The senators, who said they got the idea from Republicans in Texas, approved rules this month that simplified passing redistricting bills in the Legislature's upper chamber before the 2010 Census. ...
Democratic Sens. Zeb Little of Cullman and Roger Bedford of Russellville said they do not have specific plans, but said they passed the new rules with the intention of keeping their options open. ...
Little, the Senate majority leader, said Democrats' goal would be to create districts in Alabama that were more favorable to their party. He said their main goal would be maintaining Democratic power in the 35-member Senate. -- Alabama Democrats exploring redistricting