State Sen. Shelly Echols, R-Gainesville speaks on behalf of SB1EX, the Senate redistricting act, in the Senate Chambers during a Special Session at the Georgia State Capitol, Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, in Atlanta. (Jason Getz/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)Jason Getz/AP
The Georgia House of Representatives votes on a new state House district map, Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, at the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta. Georgia lawmakers were ordered to redraw the state’s legislative and congressional districts after a federal judge ruled some illegally diluted Black voting power. (Matthew Pearson/WABE via AP)Matthew Pearson/AP
Georgia state Rep. Mack Jackson, D-Sandersville, looks at a map of proposed state House districts before a House hearing, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, at the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta. State lawmakers were ordered to redraw Georgia’s legislative and congressional districts after a federal judge ruled some illegally diluted Black voting strength.Jeff Amy/AP
State Sen. Shelly Echols, R-Gainesville, front right, answers a question from Sen. Emanuel Jones, D-Decatur, left, as Sen. Echols speaks on behalf of SB1EX, the Senate redistricting act, in the Senate Chambers during a Special Session at the Georgia State Capitol, Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, in Atlanta. Presiding is Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, rear right. (Jason Getz/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)Jason Getz/AP
With a revised House district map displayed on a large monitor state Rep. Beth Camp, R-Concord, speaks in support of HB1EX in the House Chamber during a Special Session at the Georgia State Capitol, Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, in Atlanta. (Jason Getz/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)Jason Getz/AP
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.
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