Overview
- Indiana Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray said there are not enough votes to redraw congressional districts, canceling the chamber’s planned December return.
- The move rebuffs personal lobbying by President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance and undercuts Governor Mike Braun’s call for a special session.
- With candidate filing due in early February, the cancellation sharply reduces the chances of any new Indiana map taking effect for 2026.
- Several GOP-led states have enacted mid-cycle maps—Texas, Missouri, North Carolina and Ohio—but legal challenges persist, including DOJ warnings over alleged racial gerrymanders in Texas that reshaped Houston districts.
- Countermoves are widening as Kansas and other Republican states have balked, California voters approved a Democratic-leaning map now facing a federal challenge, and Maryland Republicans proposed a bill to ban mid-cycle remaps and create a post-census commission.