Last Friday was when Tate Reeves said he'd call lawmakers to a special session 21 days after the Supreme Court ruling. This means that legislators will come together on May 20th. As of right now, (which could change very fast seeing as how at the time of this post Florida has already redrawn their maps, and Louisiana has already postponed their May primaries), there has been no official maps be it for the Supreme Court districts or Representative districts. This is going to create a lot of uncertainty and confusion. Redrawing districts could effect where people go to vote and create confusion around who exactly is supposed to represent them.
I know many people would prefer to have a say in this. After all, in each district there's over 700k people. If what lawmakers are talking about online is true, this has the potential to impact a ton of people. Mississippians should get a say in this.
I also know ballot initiatives are no longer a thing in Mississippi, but we can still contact out representatives. While we may not be able to go around and gather signatures for ballot initiatives, we can still let our voices be heard. Call your representatives. Write to them. If they host a town hall or anything of the sort, go to it. Let your voice be heard. May 20th is when they meet.
State Representative Brice Wiggins said this in regards to the Supreme Court decision: "To be clear, the decision is a huge win. Fairness and real numbers should rule the day when it comes to apportioning representation."
We need to hold our lawmakers to such statements as those.