Georgia governor calls for Republicans to gerrymander maps ahead of 2028 elections

Source: Democracy Docket

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) called for lawmakers to redraw the state’s congressional and legislative maps for 2028, adding Georgia to the growing list of southern states poised to wipe out majority-Black districts before the next presidential election.

Kemp signed a proclamation Wednesday convening a special session next month where lawmakers are expected to consider new district lines for the U.S. House, state Senate, state House and other district-based offices.

The maps would not affect this year’s midterm elections, with Georgia’s primaries already underway.

The move comes just weeks after the Supreme Court’s Louisiana v. Callais, which struck down Louisiana’s congressional map with two majority-Black districts and sharply narrowed how states can use the federal Voting Rights Act to protect minority voters from having their political power diluted.

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