Will Georgia use redrawn electoral maps for November elections?

Gov. Brian Kemp has said the state will not use new electoral maps in November’s midterm elections after Georgians have cast ballots for candidates for governor, lieutenant governor and other statewide positions in the May primary elections.

After the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in late April that a second majority-Black congressional district in Louisiana was unconstitutional, state legislators across the South have moved to redraw congressional maps to suit their political interests.

After the court’s Louisiana vs. Callais ruling, Kemp issued a proclamation calling lawmakers back to Atlanta “to consider enacting, revising, repealing or amending appropriate districts” — for both congressional and General Assembly seats — starting June 17. 

Decisions that might come out of this month’s special session will apply to maps ahead of the 2028 presidential election but not to elections in the fall.

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• Georgia Recorder Kemp rejects calls to redraw this year’s political maps, early voting surge and other news