Tenn. GOP to limit public input on redrawing U.S. House map as protesters descend on Capitol

By: Sam Stockard, Cassandra Stephenson, Adam Friedman

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: May 5, 2026

Words: 1,144

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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Tennessee lawmakers adopted a set of rules for their special legislative session that would limit public comment and shorten the time frame for the public to view any new U.S. House map.

The rules are likely to allow the state’s Republican supermajority to pass a new map by their anticipated timeline of Thursday, as the GOP hopes to tilt a Democratic-held U.S. House seat in Memphis in its favor.

The rules passed Tuesday morning …

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