Georgia Lawmakers Face Redistricting Fight as Special Session Begins Wednesday
Lawmakers are weighing new congressional and state legislative maps, while some House Republicans privately resist changes to the 2028 boundaries.
- On Wednesday, Georgia lawmakers convened for a special session to address redistricting and ballot counting laws, with significant consequences for voters statewide.
- Brian Kemp and Burt Jones embraced plans for a map overhaul after Donald Trump demanded GOP-led states redraw boundaries, following a landmark Supreme Court ruling in May.
- Under Senate Bill 189, legislators must address a July 1 deadline regarding QR codes on ballots, while the Legislature considers allowing counties to place sales tax referendums on November ballots.
- Pushing back against Republican redistricting efforts, Georgia Senate Minority leader Harold Jones II and Georgia House Minority leader Carolyn Hugley announced a 'Southern Strategy' on Monday.
- Middle Georgia, particularly around Macon, remains vulnerable to changes, with Congressional District 2 potentially flipping to Republican as lawmakers navigate the Voting Rights Act constraints recently limited by the Supreme Court.
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Georgia Lawmakers Meet For Redistricting, Vote-Tallying Dilemmas
By Rebecca Buis, The Daily Signal | June 17, 2026 Following the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Louisiana v. Callais, Georgia lawmakers on Wednesday are meeting in a special session to debate the fairness of district lines drawn in 2023 for the state’s political map. Before Gov. Brian Kemp ordered legislators to convene for a special session, the high court in April issued its opinion on the use of race as a factor for drawing legislative distric…
Georgia Republicans decline governor’s request to redistrict
Georgia Republicans on Wednesday rejected Gov. Brian Kemp's calls to redraw the state's congressional and legislative maps, holding off due to the Supreme Court's landmark decision that restricts states' use of the federal Voting Rights Act to add more minority districts.
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“In democracy, the voters choose their leaders,” Georgia State Representative Tanya Miller (above) said. “In a democracy, the power belongs to the people.” Photo by Donnell Suggs/The Atlanta Voice A woman holds one of the many signs opposing the special session at the Georgia State Capitol this week. Photo by Donnell Suggs/The Atlanta Voice In the wake of high gas prices, the FIFA World Cup, and an impending framework agreement between the Unit…
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