The Tennessee Supreme Court set the stage for overturning a lower court’s ruling with a move vacating an order for the state Senate to redraw district maps by Jan. 31 because they were found unconstitutional.
A spokesman for Republican Lt. Gov. Randy McNally said Monday he is “grateful the court recognized the clear and convincing need for a stay” in the case and noted he is optimistic the state will “prevail on appeal.”
The Tennessee Court of Appeals is expected to consider the matter next.
Democratic Sen. Charlane Oliver, however, called the redistricting a delay tactic by “right-wing folks who have an agenda to keep people from voting.”
Oliver, a Nashville Democrat, said she believes the ruling “is another tactic by the courts to play into that right-wing agenda to not have accountability.”