Does the Republican push for special 2026 primary elections violate the Alabama Constitution?

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Protester at Alabama State House on May 8, 2026.

Rep. Barbara Drummond, D-Mobile, challenges Rep. Chris Pringle, R-Mobile, on SB1 on the House floor at the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., May 8, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Dee Reed of Black Voters Matter is carried out of the House gallery by state troopers after protesting, May 8, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Dee Reed of Black Voters Matter is carried out of the House gallery by state troopers after protesting, May 8, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Dee Reed of Black Voters Matter is carried out of the House gallery by state troopers after protesting, May 8, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Dee Reed of Black Voters Matter is carried out of the House gallery by state troopers after protesting, May 8, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Dee Reed of Black Voters Matter is carried out of the House gallery by state troopers after protesting, May 8, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Rep. Juandalynn Givan, D-Birmingham, intervenes as Dee Reed of Black Voters Matter is carried out of the House gallery by state troopers after protesting, May 8, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Dee Reed of Black Voters Matter is carried out of the House gallery by state troopers after protesting, May 8, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

A state trooper attempts to move Rep. Napoleon Bracy Jr., D-Saraland as he stands on a ledge in the House Chamber gallery, telling visitors not to leave the room as instructed at the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., May 8, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Rep. Napoleon Bracy Jr., D-Saraland stands on a ledge in the House Chamber gallery telling attendees not to move as state troopers attempt to escort visitors out of the room at the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., May 8, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Rep. Napoleon Bracy Jr., D-Saraland and Rep. Juandalynn Givan, D-Birmingham, tell attendees not to move as state troopers attempt to escort visitors out of the room at the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., May 8, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

W. Taft Harris Jr. raises his fist as state troopers attempt to move visitors out of the House Chamber gallery at the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., May 8, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Mandie Ledkins scolds state troopers as they block off a section of the House Chamber gallery and attempt to move visitors out of the room at the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., May 8, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Doug Jones arrives at the House Chamber gallery at the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., May 8, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Rep. Juandalynn Givan, D-Birmingham, supports attendees in the House Chamber gallery as state troopers attempt to escort visitors out of the room at the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., May 8, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Protester at Alabama State House on May 8, 2026.

Demonstrators gather outside of the the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., after the House passed SB1, a bill that would allow special elections later this year if Republicans get approval from the Supreme Court to redraw its maps, May 8, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Demonstrators gather outside of the the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., after the House passed SB1, a bill that would allow special elections later this year if Republicans get approval from the Supreme Court to redraw its maps, May 8, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Rep. Chris Pringle, R-Mobile, stands in the House Chamber as his colleagues press him on SB1 at the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., May 8, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

at the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., May 8, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Sen. Linda Coleman-Madison, D-Birmingham, speaks in opposition to the passage of HB1 on the Senate floor at the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., May 8, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth presides over the Senate as they vote on HB1 at the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., May 8, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

at the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., May 8, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Sen. Merika Coleman, D-Birmingham, speaks in opposition to the passage of HB1 on the Senate floor at the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., May 8, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Rep. Juandalynn Givan, D-Birmingham, appears to wipe away tears after she intervened as activist Dee Reed was removed from the House Chamber gallery at the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., May 8, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

A state trooper stands by in the House Chamber gallery after an activist was removed from the room at the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., May 8, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

A state trooper blocks a section of the House Chamber gallery after an activist was removed from the room at the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., May 8, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Rep. Juandalynn Givan, D-Birmingham, appears to wipe away tears after she intervened as activist Dee Reed was removed from the House Chamber gallery at the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., May 8, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Demonstrators gather outside of the the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., after the House passed SB1, a bill that would allow special elections later this year if Republicans get approval from the Supreme Court to redraw its maps, May 8, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Demonstrators gather outside of the the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., after the House passed SB1, a bill that would allow special elections later this year if Republicans get approval from the Supreme Court to redraw its maps, May 8, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Demonstrators gather outside of the the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., after the House passed SB1, a bill that would allow special elections later this year if Republicans get approval from the Supreme Court to redraw its maps, May 8, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Demonstrators gather outside of the the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., after the House passed SB1, a bill that would allow special elections later this year if Republicans get approval from the Supreme Court to redraw its maps, May 8, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Rep. Chris Pringle, R-Mobile, stands in the House Chamber as his colleagues press him on SB1 at the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., May 8, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Demonstrators gather outside of the the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., after the House passed SB1, a bill that would allow special elections later this year if Republicans get approval from the Supreme Court to redraw its maps, May 8, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Demonstrators gather outside of the the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., after the House passed SB1, a bill that would allow special elections later this year if Republicans get approval from the Supreme Court to redraw its maps, May 8, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Demonstrators gather outside of the the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., after the House passed SB1, a bill that would allow special elections later this year if Republicans get approval from the Supreme Court to redraw its maps, May 8, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Visitors in the House Chamber gallery react to the passage of SB1 at the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., May 8, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Demonstrators gather outside of the the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., after the House passed SB1, a bill that would allow special elections later this year if Republicans get approval from the Supreme Court to redraw its maps, May 8, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Demonstrators gather outside of the the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., after the House passed SB1, a bill that would allow special elections later this year if Republicans get approval from the Supreme Court to redraw its maps, May 8, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Demonstrators gather outside of the the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., after the House passed SB1, a bill that would allow special elections later this year if Republicans get approval from the Supreme Court to redraw its maps, May 8, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Visitors watch legislators from the House Chamber gallery debate SB1 at the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., May 8, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Visitors gather in the House Chamber gallery to listen as representatives debate SB1 at the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., May 8, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Members of the House sit and listen as SB1 is debated on the floor at the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., May 8, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Demonstrators gather outside of the the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., after the House passed SB1, a bill that would allow special elections later this year if Republicans get approval from the Supreme Court to redraw its maps, May 8, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Demonstrators gather outside of the the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., after the House passed SB1, a bill that would allow special elections later this year if Republicans get approval from the Supreme Court to redraw its maps, May 8, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Demonstrators gather outside of the the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., after the House passed SB1, a bill that would allow special elections later this year if Republicans get approval from the Supreme Court to redraw its maps, May 8, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Dee Reed stands with demonstrators as they gather outside of the the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., after the House passed SB1, a bill that would allow special elections later this year if Republicans get approval from the Supreme Court to redraw its maps, May 8, 2026. Reed was removed from the House Chamber gallery after protesting. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Demonstrators gather outside of the the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., after the House passed SB1, a bill that would allow special elections later this year if Republicans get approval from the Supreme Court to redraw its maps, May 8, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Demonstrators gather outside of the the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., after the House passed SB1, a bill that would allow special elections later this year if Republicans get approval from the Supreme Court to redraw its maps, May 8, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Demonstrators gather outside of the the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., after the House passed SB1, a bill that would allow special elections later this year if Republicans get approval from the Supreme Court to redraw its maps, May 8, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Demonstrators gather outside of the the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., after the House passed SB1, a bill that would allow special elections later this year if Republicans get approval from the Supreme Court to redraw its maps, May 8, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Dee Reed stands with demonstrators as they gather outside of the the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., after the House passed SB1, a bill that would allow special elections later this year if Republicans get approval from the Supreme Court to redraw its maps, May 8, 2026. Reed was removed from the House Chamber gallery after protesting. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Sen. Merika Coleman, D-Birmingham, Sen. Linda Coleman-Madison, D-Birmingham, Sen. Rodger Smitherman, D-Birmingham, Sen. Robert Stewart, D-Selma, Sen. Bobby Singleton, D-Greensboro, Sen. Vivian Figures, D-Mobile and Sen. Kirk Hatcher, D-Montgomery take questions after the passage of HB1 at the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., May 8, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Sen. Merika Coleman, D-Birmingham, Sen. Linda Coleman-Madison, D-Birmingham, Sen. Rodger Smitherman, D-Birmingham, Sen. Robert Stewart, D-Selma, Sen. Bobby Singleton, D-Greensboro, Sen. Vivian Figures, D-Mobile and Sen. Kirk Hatcher, D-Montgomery take questions after the passage of HB1 at the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., May 8, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Sen. Merika Coleman, D-Birmingham, Sen. Linda Coleman-Madison, D-Birmingham, Sen. Rodger Smitherman, D-Birmingham, Sen. Robert Stewart, D-Selma, Sen. Bobby Singleton, D-Greensboro, Sen. Vivian Figures, D-Mobile and Sen. Kirk Hatcher, D-Montgomery take questions after the passage of HB1 at the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., May 8, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)
at the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., May 8, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Sen. Robert Stewart, D-Selma, D-Birmingham, takes questions with his colleagues after the passage of HB1 at the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., May 8, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Sen. Bobby Singleton, D-Greensboro, Sen. Vivian Figures, D-Mobile and Sen. Kirk Hatcher, D-Montgomery take questions from the media after the passage of HB1 at the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., May 8, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Sen. Kirk Hatcher, D-Montgomery takes questions from the media after the passage of HB1 at the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., May 8, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Sen. Vivian Figures, D-Mobile and Sen. Kirk Hatcher, D-Montgomery take questions from the media after the passage of HB1 at the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., May 8, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Sen. Merika Coleman, D-Birmingham and Sen. Linda Coleman-Madison, D-Birmingham take questions from the media after the passage of HB1 at the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., May 8, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Sen. Bobby Singleton, D-Greensboro, Sen. Vivian Figures, D-Mobile and Sen. Kirk Hatcher, D-Montgomery take questions from the media after the passage of HB1 at the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., May 8, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Sen. Bobby Singleton, D-Greensboro, Sen. Vivian Figures, D-Mobile and Sen. Kirk Hatcher, D-Montgomery take questions from the media after the passage of HB1 at the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., May 8, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Sen. Robert Stewart, D-Selma and Sen. Bobby Singleton, D-Greensboro take questions from the media after the passage of HB1 at the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., May 8, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Sen. Rodger Smitherman, D-Birmingham, takes questions with his colleagues after the passage of HB1 at the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., May 8, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Sen. Rodger Smitherman, D-Birmingham, Sen. Robert Stewart, D-Selma and Sen. Bobby Singleton take questions from the media after the passage of HB1 at the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., May 8, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Alabama Republicans won in the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, but their effort to hold a second primary this summer to reclaim a congressional seat could face another legal hurdle.

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