Mississippi House to hold redistricting session at site of Jim Crow era capitol

The Guardian gave national pickup to the May 20 venue issue, reporting that Mississippi House members were expected to meet in the Old Capitol Museum while the current House chamber was under renovation and quoting Black lawmakers and voting-rights advocates who objected to the optics. Reeves' May 13 rescission statement turns that venue dispute into background for the next redistricting fight rather than a live May 20 logistics issue.