Georgia Republicans Propose Redrawing of Congressional Districts

The proposed changes maintain the GOP's majority and target Democratic U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath’s district, potentially setting up a court fight over the federal Voting Rights Act.

• Georgia Republicans have proposed to redraw the state’s congressional districts to create a new court-ordered Black majority district, maintaining the current 9-5 Republican congressional majority.
• Democratic U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath’s district is targeted for transformation, which could set up a court fight over whether the federal Voting Rights Act protects McBath’s current district from being wiped out.
• U.S. District Judge Steve Jones ruled in October that Georgia’s congressional, state Senate and state House maps violate federal law by diluting Black voting power.
• Republicans have advanced new legislative maps that would preserve their majorities in the state House and Senate.
• Democrats predict Jones will find the Republican plans are still illegal and draw his own maps.

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