05/15/2026
Much of the reaction to Callais so far has focused on how it might affect the U.S. House and state legislative districts. This is understandable because these bodies are powerful, and the immediate effects will be more measurable. But the possibility of local and county bodies deciding not to draw new lines but to eliminate lines altogether will also have sweeping negative effects across the South.
The VRA’s demise could result in a hollowing out of Black political representation and influence, not only in Washington and in state capitals.
