Mississippi Legislature

Rule Changes

On standby for special session 21 days after Callais ruling

Mississippi has been drawing its three Supreme Court districts the same way since 1987. On April 25, 2026, Governor Tate Reeves signed a proclamation that puts the legislature on a 21-day timer the moment the U.S. Supreme Court rules in Louisiana v. Callais. Whatever framework the justices adopt for race in redistricting, Mississippi will use it to redraw judicial maps a federal judge has already declared illegal.

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