Alabama has changed the date of its 2026 Democratic and Republican primaries because of a conflict with Memorial Day. The Legislature passed a bill changing Alabama’s primary in non-presidential years from the fourth Tuesday in May to the Tuesday preceding Memorial Day. Gov. Kay Ivey signed it into law last week.

The NAACP Legal Defense Fund has won a victory at the Supreme Court against Alabama's discriminatory redistricting practices that targeted Black voters.

The court-ordered map, used in the 2024 elections, resulted in Alabama electing two Black representatives to Congress for the first time in history.

Federal judges ruled Thursday that Alabama intentionally discriminated against Black residents when the state disobeyed court orders to draw a second Black-majority congressional district. A

A three-judge panel permanently blocked Alabama from using a state-drawn map that they said flouted their directive to draw a plan that was fair to Black voters.

Gov. Kay Ivey announces special election dates for Alabama House District 12 after Rep. Corey Harbison resigns.

New Alabama laws target illegal immigration in the state. Gov. Kay Ivey signed Senate Bill 158 and Senate Bill 63 into law May 12.According to a news release, SB158 is designed to

The three-judge panel said it would consider a motion from plaintiffs to subject future congressional districting in Alabama to preclearance.