Does Louisiana vs. Callais require Georgia to redraw electoral maps?

Georgia is not required to redraw its electoral maps after the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark Louisiana vs. Callais decision in late April.

The case centered on Louisiana’s map that created an extra district for a large Black population in the state. Race-conscious maps, the court said, are not protected by Section 2 of the federal Voting Rights Act.

The court’s decision only applies to Louisiana’s map and does not call for other states to abandon their existing electoral maps. In May, Gov. Brian Kemp called for a June special session to discuss redrawing the state’s maps, though not before the 2026 midterm elections.

Georgia updated its electoral maps in 2023. Maps are generally redone every 10 years when populations are readjusted after the decennial census, but several Southern states have moved to redraw them after the high court’s decision and at the urging of President Donald Trump.

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