Voting rights, adequate representation main concerns voiced at legislative redistricting hearing

Aug. 9—TUPELO — Citizens of Lee County asked a legislative committee last week to respect the voice of Black voters when developing a plan to redraw the district lines of Mississippi’s four U.S. House seats and 174 state legislative seats. Activists, party leaders and elected officials urged the Joint Legislative Reapportionment Committee at a Friday evening public hearing at Itawamba …