It's a pattern Southern states have repeated for decades: A federal court rules an electoral map illegally dilutes the power of Black voters and orders a new one. Unlike earlier decades, when Republicans avoided losses, some Georgia GOP lawmakers are now likely to walk the plank when new districts are drawn. U.S. District Judge Steve Jones in October ordered Georgia to draw Black majorities in one additional congressional district, two additional state Senate districts, and five additional state House districts.
Recently, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia ruled that several of Georgia’s Congressional, State Senate, and State House maps, adopted after the 2020 Census,.
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Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post via Getty ImagesU.S. District Judge Steve Jones ordered Georgia to redraw its congressional maps after ruling current districts were drawn in a racially discriminatory manner by GOP lawmakers, the Associated Press reported. The judge ordered that the state redraw its congressional map to add another Black-majority district, stating that the 2024 election must not go forward under the current maps. Georgia’s state House and state Senate districts must als