Federal judge upholds Georgia redistricting for 2022 elections
Source: AJC
A federal judge has ruled that Georgia’s redrawn political maps can remain in place for this year’s elections, deciding that it’s too close to the state’s May 24 primary election to make court-ordered redistricting changes.
The decision allows this year’s elections to proceed with new congressional districts designed for Republicans to gain a north metro Atlanta seat.
U.S. District Judge Steve Jones’ ruling late Monday denied an effort by plaintiffs who argued that Georgia’s redistricting discriminated against Black voters by weakening their ability to elect candidates who represent them.
“The court finds that the public interest of the state of Georgia would be significantly undermined by altering the election calendar and unwinding the electoral process at this point,” Jones wrote in a 238-page order. “Elections are complex and election calendars are finely calibrated processes, and significant upheaval and voter confusion can result if changes are made late in the process.”
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My rep, Lucy McBath, is the one that's going to lose out in this redistricting process.
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