Redistricting in Georgia is done. Now come the lawsuits. The Atlanta Journal Constitution says opponents of Georgia’s new political maps plan to ask judges to throw them out as soon as Gov. Brian Kemp signs them into law.
The lawsuits will allege that the maps are racially discriminatory, according to voting rights organizations and redistricting experts. Critics of the maps say Georgia’s redrawn districts reduce the voting strength of people of color who accounted for the state’s population growth over the past decade but could lose representation after next year’s elections.
Republican legislators who support Georgia’s new maps say they’re fair and legal, with equal populations in each district.
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