Overview

• Plaintiffs in Georgia have criticized the state's proposed voting district maps, calling them a 'mockery' of federal law and a 'total failure of compliance'.
• The plaintiffs argue that the Republican maps don't do enough to address the dilution of Black votes, a violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
• The plaintiffs also argue that the plans dismantle districts that allow Black and other minority voters to elect their chosen candidates, including a district in suburban Atlanta represented by Democratic U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath.
• The state plans to argue that only districts made up of one nonwhite group, like Black voters, are legally protected, challenging the notion of protection for coalition districts.
• If U.S. District Judge Steve Jones rejects the state plans, he could accept those proposed by the plaintiffs or appoint a special master to draw new plans.