Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves canceled a special legislative session that had been scheduled for next week to redraw the state's Supreme Court districts. Reeves indicated the redistricting work would be deferred to a later timeframe.

"Just to clarify, I said I expect lawmakers to redraw congressional lines BETWEEN NOW and 2027 elections! I also expect them to redraw legislative and Supreme Court lines between now and 2027 elections!" Reeves said.

In remarks on SuperTalk radio, a conservative talk radio network, the governor said he was working with the Trump administration on when and how the state should redraw its congressional and legislative districts. He said it would be difficult for the state to redraw the congressional districts in Republicans' favor in time for the upcoming midterm elections, and added that doing so might also hurt Republicans in congressional races.

Mississippi held its primary elections for congressional seats in March, before the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling in Louisiana v Callais. That ruling narrowed a key protection of the Voting Rights Act and spurred a number of Republican-led states to reconfigure their electoral maps.

Addressing the prospect of redrawing the state's congressional districts with a focus on Representative Bennie Thompson's district, Reeves said, "It is not a question of if, it's a question of when." Reeves did not specify a timeline for when a future special session might be called to address the redistricting.