Federal Judge Signs Off On Georgia's New Republican-Drawn Congressional Maps

Federal Judge Approves Georgia’s New Voting Maps

A federal judge on Thursday ruled that the Georgia legislature had complied with orders to draw voting maps that allowed Black voters an equal opportunity to elect representatives of their choice, signing off on new districts created earlier this month.

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Judge upholds Republican-drawn Georgia congressional map - ABC17NEWS

The judge in October had ordered the Georgia General Assembly to draw new congressional and state legislative maps following the 2020 census, ruling that state legislators improperly diluted the political power of Black voters.

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Federal judge accepts redrawn Georgia congressional and legislative districts that will favor GOP

A federal judge on Wednesday accepted new Georgia congressional and legislative voting districts that protect Republican partisan advantages, saying the creation of new majority-Black voting districts fixed illegal minority vote dilution that led him to order maps be redrawn.

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Judge Accepts New GOP-Friendly Georgia Congressional And Legislative Districts

U.S. District Judge Steve Jones rejected claims that the new maps didn’t do enough to help Black voters. The approval of the maps sets the stage for them to be used in 2024′s upcoming elections. They’re likely to keep the same 9-5 Republican majority among Georgia’s 14 congressional seats.

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US federal judge accepts Georgia’s redrawn congressional, legislative maps

In October, a federal judge ruled that Georgia’s redrawn maps from 2021 did violate Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. In response, Republican legislators created two new majority-black districts in the state. However, they were drawn differently than the judge proposed and in a way that would still likely maintain Republicans’ 33-23 edge.

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Judge upholds redrawn Georgia congressional map in win for Republicans

U.S. District Judge Steve Jones approved the redrawn maps on Thursday. Jones ruled the Republican-drawn boundaries sufficiently complied with the court's previous order to include a second black-majority district. The decision likely guarantees Republicans will preserve control over nine of the 14 House districts in the state.

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Federal judge accepts redrawn Georgia congressional and legislative districts that will favor GOP

U.S. District Judge Steve Jones rejected claims that the new maps didn’t do enough to help Black voters. The maps were redrawn in a recent special legislative session. They’re likely to keep the same 9-5 Republican majority among Georgia’s 14 congressional seats, while retaining GOP majorities in the state Senate and House.

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Federal judge accepts redrawn Georgia congressional and legislative districts that will favor GOP

U.S. District Judge Steve Jones rejected claims that the new maps didn't do enough to help Black voters. The approval of the maps sets the stage for them to be used in 2024 elections. They're likely to reproduce the current 9-5 Republican majority among Georgia's 14 congressional seats. The maps added Black-majority districts that Jones ordered.

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Judge upholds Republican-drawn Georgia congressional map

A federal judge in October had ordered the Georgia General Assembly to draw new congressional and state legislative maps. The judge ruled that state legislators improperly diluted the political power of Black voters. In response, the Republican-controlled legislature approved a newly drawn congressional map in a special session.

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Federal judge approves Georgia’s Republican-drawn congressional districts

Federal judge signs off on Georgia's new congressional districts. The ruling is likely to maintain the 9-5 majority that Republicans hold in Georgia’s delegation to the U.S. House. Georgia is among several states where challenges to congressional maps could affect the makeup of the House next year.

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Judge upholds Republican-drawn Georgia congressional map

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Obama-Appointed Federal Judge Approves Georgia GOP’s Newly Drawn Congressional Maps

District Court Judge Steve Jones, an Obama appointee, found in October they diluted the minority vote in violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. Jones wrote in an order Thursday that the additional black majority districts included in the new maps solve the vote dilution problem. Republicans reconfigured existing districts to maintain their majority advantage.

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