The redraw comes as Republican-led Southern states scramble to enact new maps in the wake of last week’s Supreme Court ruling that weakened Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and opened the door to states blowing up blue districts drawn to protect the voting power of racial minorities.

The new map will be presented to committees during Wednesday’s special session with the expectation of floor votes in each chamber on Thursday.

Tennessee GOP Unveils New Congressional Map

Tennessee Republicans unveiled new congressional maps Wednesday morning that would likely help their party gain an extra seat in Congress as a special session on redistricting continues this week.

On day two of Tennessee's special session, the GOP proposed its ambitious redraw linking Memphis and the greater Nashville area in two separate districts.

Tennessee's Republican lawmakers on Wednesday morning released a map of newly proposed congressional lines that would give the GOP an additional stronghold in the state. Last week

The proposed congressional map was presented in House and Senate committees, with potential floor votes in both chambers as early as Thursday, May7.

Tennessee Republicans proposed a new congressional map on Wednesday that would give the party a chance to hold all nine of the state’s House seats. A week after the Supreme Court ruling that limited the use of race in drawing congressional districts,

Speaker Cameron Sexton unveiled a new map while the Tennessee General Assembly redistricting special session continues.