US EditionRepublicans say new Georgia voting districts comply with court ruling, but Democrats disagree
- Republicans are preparing to release their congressional plan, which they claim will meet the requirements of a court order.
- Democrats argue that the Republican plans will still be deemed illegal by the court and that changes to certain districts will dilute Black voting power.
- Republicans maintain that they have complied with the court order by including two additional majority-Black districts, while Democrats believe there are still issues with the proposed maps.
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Republicans say new Georgia voting districts comply with court ruling, but Democrats disagree
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Republicans on Friday 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 and again targeting Democratic U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath’s district for wholesale transformation. It’s unlikely that any of the newly proposed districts would produce a competitive race between Republicans and Democrats. That’s also the…
Republicans again target Democrat Lucy McBath in Georgia congressional map that keeps 9-5 GOP edge
Georgia Republicans want to redraw the state’s congressional districts to create a new court-ordered Black majority district while maintaining the current 9-5 Republican congressional majority. The proposal released Friday shows
Republicans say new Georgia voting districts comply with court ruling, but Democrats disagree
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s Republican lawmakers have approved new voting districts for themselves, but Democrats say the proposals are still racially discriminatory against Black voters. Friday, the state House voted 101-77 to approve a new House map and the Senate voted 32-23 to approve a new Senate map. The House map now goes to the Senate for more work, while the Senate map goes to the House. Typically, each chamber has taken a hands-off approa…
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