Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp calls special legislative session to redraw congressional map after Supreme Court ruling
Lawmakers will also address a July 1 QR code deadline that officials say leaves Georgia without a compliant vote-counting system.
- On Wednesday, Governor Brian Kemp signed an executive order calling a special session of the Georgia General Assembly to convene on June 17, focusing on redistricting and state election code changes.
- The session follows the Supreme Court's April 29 ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, which limited race as a factor in redistricting and requires Georgia to adopt new electoral maps before the 2028 election cycle.
- Lawmakers will also address issues from a July 1 effective date for state election code changes enacted under a 2024 law; Kemp clarified these revisions will not disrupt the 2026 election cycle.
- Democratic lawmakers criticized the development; Georgia Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock called the ruling 'a profound defeat for American democracy,' while Rep. Nikema Williams labeled it 'another step away from the promise of equal representation.'
- According to Georgia Republican Chairman Josh McCoon, new maps must prioritize traditional redistricting principles like contiguity and compactness while avoiding what he described as the distorting influence of racial targets.
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