Republicans in Georgia violated a landmark civil rights law in drawing voting maps that diluted the power of Black voters, a federal judge in Atlanta ruled on Thursday, ordering that new maps must ...

So, Georgia Republicans redrew maps while giving up few seats to Democrats. The judge's approval of Georgia's redrawn maps sets the stage for their use in 2024 elections.

Georgia has "made great strides since 1965 towards equality in voting," the judge wrote, referring to the year the Voting Rights Act was enacted to ensure Black voter power was not diluted through ...

Jones ordered Georgia’s Republican majority General Assembly and governor to take action before Dec. 8, saying he would redraw districts if lawmakers did not, and that he would not allow the ...

The Georgia Capitol is seen on Aug. 27, 2022, in front of the Atlanta skyline. State lawmakers will gather Wednesday to start work on new political district maps.

Republicans who control the Georgia legislature on Thursday finalized a new congressional map that safeguards their party’s dominance in state politics and dashes, for the time being, Democrats ...

A federal judge Thursday ordered Georgia to draw new congressional and state legislative maps, ruling that state legislators improperly diluted the political power of Black voters in establishing ...

November 19, 2021 Atlanta - Sen. John Kennedy (R-Macon), center, is congratulated by John Albers (R-Roswell) after SB 2 EX, newly-drawn congressional maps, passed in the Senate Chambers during a ...

ATLANTA — As Georgia looks ahead to the 2026 elections, a court fight is still brewing over the election maps scheduled to be used.

ATLANTA - The Georgia Supreme Court on Thursday decided not to issue a final verdict on whether county commissioners have the authority to create their own electoral districts, a matter initially ...