ATLANTA — A special legislative session begins Wednesday in Georgia to redraw the state's political maps after a federal judge ruled that the current district lines illegally dilute the power of Black ...
A special session to redraw Georgia's federal and state legislative maps will likely end Thursday after a state House committee advanced a Republican-favored congressional map. The new congressional ...
A new political map of Georgia released Wednesday would help Republicans gain at least one seat in Congress, using redistricting to reverse Democratic gains and flip a district held by U.S. Rep. Lucy ...
Georgia has enacted new state House and state Senate district lines, concluding its once-in-a-decade redistricting process. The state’s new maps systematically water down the political strength of ...
Republicans who control the Georgia legislature on Thursday finalized a new congressional map that safeguards their party’s dominance in state politics and dashes, for the time being, Democrats’ hopes ...
A federal judge struck down Georgia’s Republican-drawn congressional and state legislative maps Thursday, ruling they violated the Voting Rights Act by diluting the power of Black voters. U.S.
Redistricting in Georgia is done. Now come the lawsuits. Opponents of Georgia’s new political maps plan to ask judges to throw them out as soon as Gov. Brian Kemp signs them into law. The lawsuits ...
Voters wait in line to cast their ballot early at the Bell Auditorium in Augusta, Ga., on Oct. 12, 2020. (Michael Holahan/The Augusta Chronicle via AP, File) ATLANTA (CN) — A federal appeals court ...
As the presidential race heats up toward Election Day, eyes turn to Georgia.Georgia is one of several swing states this election year, carrying 16 electoral votes.Historically, the Peach State has ...