US Justice Dept sues Georgia over restrictive state voting law
3 years, 6 months ago

US Justice Dept sues Georgia over restrictive state voting law

Al Jazeera  

Republicans in Arizona, Florida and Iowa have also adopted new voting restrictions; Pennsylvania and Texas may follow. The United States Justice Department is filing a lawsuit challenging a new restrictive election law in the US state of Georgia on civil rights grounds, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced on Friday. The US lawsuit against Georgia is being handled by the Justice Department’s civil rights division which “did not arrive at this decision lightly”, said Kristen Clarke, assistant US attorney general. “Our careful assessment of the facts and the law demonstrates that” Georgia’s new law violates the US Voting Rights Act because it was “passed with a discriminatory purpose”, Clarke said. A sweeping Democratic- Garland announced earlier this month the Justice Department was reviewing new voting restrictions being passed by Republican state legislatures and would double the number of lawyers assigned to enforce federal voting statutes.

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Controversial Trump-backed Georgia election board considers re-launching mass voter purge
1 month ago

Controversial Trump-backed Georgia election board considers re-launching mass voter purge

Raw Story  

The Georgia State Election Board will hold its first post-election meeting on Monday, where it is set to consider resuming its recent push to change Georgia’s election rules and stir the debate anew about counties review controversial mass voter challenges. The State Election Board meeting is scheduled to begin Monday morning with a public comment period where people can discuss …

Judge smacks down GOP effort to overturn weekend processing of swing state mail ballots
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Judge smacks down GOP effort to overturn weekend processing of swing state mail ballots

Raw Story  

A federal judge has turned away a Republican Party lawsuit trying to curtail the processing of mail-in ballots in Georgia, reported Politico's Kyle Cheney on Tuesday. The Republican National Committee filed a lawsuit alleging Georgia counties illegally accepted absentee ballots over the weekend. Additionally, wrote Cheney, "The judge says the RNC's argument that the counties somehow prevented poll watchers from …

"Parade of horribles": Georgia judge tears into RNC lawsuit seeking to "segregate" ballots
1 month, 2 weeks ago

"Parade of horribles": Georgia judge tears into RNC lawsuit seeking to "segregate" ballots

Salon  

A federal judge on Tuesday struck down a lawsuit filed by the Republican National Committee that sought to "segregate" certain ballots from Georgia's Democratic strongholds. State law allows offices to accept absentee ballots up until Election Day and Georgia's Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger noted on X that the practice was perfectly legal. In his ruling on Tuesday, U.S. …

GA Supreme Court delays ruling on controversial board rules until after election
2 months ago

GA Supreme Court delays ruling on controversial board rules until after election

Raw Story  

This story was updated at 9:15 p.m Tuesday, Oct. 22, to include additional reaction to the Georgia Supreme Court’s decision. The Georgia Supreme Court Tuesday afternoon declined the Republican National Committee’s request to pause a trial court’s decision to block new Georgia State Election Board rules from taking effect for the Nov. 5 general election. The state Supreme Court issued …

New GA rules still in play with Harris-Trump election showdown now fast and furious
2 months ago

New GA rules still in play with Harris-Trump election showdown now fast and furious

Raw Story  

The ongoing fight over the recent attempted makeover of how counties run elections by the Georgia State Election Board could be left up to the state’s highest court to decide whether the panel overstepped its authority. The GOP’s lawyers aim to overturn a Fulton County judge’s ruling Wednesday that blocks the State Election Board from enacting several new rules for …

Trump Dismantling the Rule of Law Will Destroy the Economy
2 months, 1 week ago

Trump Dismantling the Rule of Law Will Destroy the Economy

Slate  

On Tuesday, a Georgia court scored a victory for the rule of law and free and fair elections. With early voting in Georgia about to begin, McBurney’s order stated that the rule was “too much, too late” in the election cycle. Enforcement of the rule would make certification of the Georgia election by Nov. 11, as required by state law, …

'Huge defeat for Trump': Georgia judge's ruling spurs cheers and relief
2 months, 1 week ago

'Huge defeat for Trump': Georgia judge's ruling spurs cheers and relief

Raw Story  

A Georgia judge's ruling Tuesday that state boards must certify results, regardless of any election fraud suspicions, spurred sighs of relief from those who feared former President Donald Trump could unjustly claim the state on Nov. 5. Fulton County Judge Robert McBurney was championed Tuesday after he nixed a new rule from pro-Trump election board members that he argued would …

'Big defeat for election deniers': Judge shoots down challenge to Georgia election rules
2 months, 1 week ago

'Big defeat for election deniers': Judge shoots down challenge to Georgia election rules

Raw Story  

A Georgia court struck down a challenge to Georgia election law that critics warned could cause chaos. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney ruled that certification of election results is mandatory under Georgia law, finding that no election board “may refuse to certify or abstain from certifying election results under any circumstances," reported the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “If election superintendents …

Georgia judge rules county election officials must certify vote results
2 months, 1 week ago

Georgia judge rules county election officials must certify vote results

LA Times  

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney ruled that “no election superintendent may refuse to certify or abstain from certifying election results under any circumstance.” A Georgia judge has ruled county election officials must certify election results by the deadline set in law and cannot exclude any group of votes from certification even if they suspect error or fraud. Fulton …

Election 'gadfly' is singlehandedly injecting chaos into Georgia vote: experts
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Election 'gadfly' is singlehandedly injecting chaos into Georgia vote: experts

Raw Story  

A longtime conspiracy theorist who filed unsuccessful legal challenges to Donald Trump's election loss has grabbed the ear of Georgia officials who will oversee this November's vote, according to a report. Garland Favorito, who published a book in the early 2000s filled with debunked theories on the Sept. 11 attacks and John F. Kennedy's assassination, pushed for new rules later …

Pro-Trump Georgia election board wants legislature to clear path for mass voter challenges
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Pro-Trump Georgia election board wants legislature to clear path for mass voter challenges

Raw Story  

Georgia State Election Board officials will seek assistance from the state Legislature to establish clearer guidelines for maintaining accurate voter lists following a tense debate Tuesday over mass voter challenges. State Election Board Executive Director Mike Coan presented findings of an investigation into voter challenges in several metro Atlanta counties, revealing systematic denials, particularly of challenges filed in large batches. …

A handful of rural Georgia counties could exclude enough votes to affect the 2024 race
2 months, 2 weeks ago

A handful of rural Georgia counties could exclude enough votes to affect the 2024 race

Raw Story  

An examination of a new election rule in Georgia passed by the state’s Republican-controlled election board suggests that local officials in just a handful of rural counties could exclude enough votes to affect the outcome of the presidential race. A lawyer for the Democratic National Committee, Daniel Volchok, warned that board members making “individual determinations about if a ballot is …

Democrats aim to show a judge how pro-Trump Georgia election board could spark certification ‘chaos’
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Democrats aim to show a judge how pro-Trump Georgia election board could spark certification ‘chaos’

CNN  

CNN — Four years after certification of the presidential election led to rioting at the US Capitol, fights over the once pro forma process are becoming more frequent and widespread as Republicans in battleground states that could be decided by only thousands of votes try to challenge the process. In Georgia, for instance, Trump-backed members of the state election board …

Democrats ask judge to begin purge of Trump’s allies from ‘rogue’ elections board
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Democrats ask judge to begin purge of Trump’s allies from ‘rogue’ elections board

The Independent  

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Georgia’s Election Is Headed for Potential Disaster. Thank the Supreme Court.
3 months ago

Georgia’s Election Is Headed for Potential Disaster. Thank the Supreme Court.

Slate  

Since late July, a partisan majority on the Georgia State Board of Elections has enacted a series of last-minute changes to the state’s election procedures, including changes that could threaten the ability of people of color in Georgia to vote and have their votes counted equally. While we expect the courts to block the Georgia board’s most egregious attacks on …

'Off the deep end': MAGA-controlled election board ruling stuns lawmakers and experts
3 months ago

'Off the deep end': MAGA-controlled election board ruling stuns lawmakers and experts

Raw Story  

A MAGA-controlled board's new mandate that Georgia ballots be hand-counted stunned journalists, lawmakers, legal experts and Americans who fear "chaos" and a "legal coup" just 46 days before the presidential election. While MSNBC host Chris Hayes condemned the decision as "crazy on the merits" and "transparently an attempt at sabotage," Former Fox News producer and conservative influencer Kyle Becker called …

Republicans are suing more election officials over voter rolls in several battleground states
3 months ago

Republicans are suing more election officials over voter rolls in several battleground states

CNN  

Washington CNN — Attempts by conservatives to purge state voter rolls ahead of the November election, including from Donald Trump’s campaign and the Republican National Committee, are ramping up, prompting concern from the Justice Department that those efforts might violate federal rules governing how states can manage their lists of registered voters. But part of what you’re seeing with this …

How Georgia’s pro-Trump election board could help him steal an election
3 months, 3 weeks ago

How Georgia’s pro-Trump election board could help him steal an election

The Independent  

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'Five-alarm fire for democracy': New GA rules could block election results in key states
3 months, 3 weeks ago

'Five-alarm fire for democracy': New GA rules could block election results in key states

Raw Story  

New voting rules in key battleground states could impact the 2024 election results. “It appears that Georgia Republicans are laying the groundwork not to certify the presidential election if Kamala Harris wins,” explains Ari Berman, who is the voting rights correspondent for Mother Jones magazine. The new rules, passed by the Georgia State Election Board, allow election officials to conduct …

'Political theater': Dems call for removal of Trump loyalists on Georgia Election Board
3 months, 3 weeks ago

'Political theater': Dems call for removal of Trump loyalists on Georgia Election Board

Raw Story  

Several Democratic Georgia lawmakers, religious and civil rights leaders implored Gov. Brian Kemp Monday to remove three Donald Trump loyalist State Election Board members accused of holding an illegal meeting and enacting illegal election rules over the last several weeks. The fallout from a July Georgia State Election Board meeting continues to play out with the recent filing of a …

Democrats sue to block Georgia rules that they warn will block finalization of election results
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Democrats sue to block Georgia rules that they warn will block finalization of election results

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — The state and national Democratic parties sued Monday to block two recent rules adopted by Georgia’s State Election Board that could be used by county officials who want to refuse to certify an election, potentially causing delays in finalizing the state’s results. Pro-Trump Republicans argue the rules just reinforce a county election board’s existing duty to thoroughly examine …

High-ranked swing state Republican delivers 'blow' to Trump-blessed election board: Report
4 months ago

High-ranked swing state Republican delivers 'blow' to Trump-blessed election board: Report

Raw Story  

A high-ranking Georgia Republican delivered a blow to the Trump-backed state election board in his state, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Greg Bluestein reported Monday. Attorney General Chris Carr told Georgia election board officials in a new ruling that he will not be reopening an investigation into the recount of Fulton County ballots in 2020, Bluestein reported. "The State Election Board is …

'Grave concerns': Georgia election officials accused of knowingly violating state law
4 months, 1 week ago

'Grave concerns': Georgia election officials accused of knowingly violating state law

Raw Story  

A former chair of the Fulton County elections board filed an ethics complaint against three far-right members of the Georgia State Election Board over a series of rule changes that would allow MAGA county officials to block certification of results at their discretion, according to Anna Bower of Lawfare. "Since the appointment of Member King in May, these three members …

Trump's quietly installed Georgia election 'pit bulls' for 2024 'Big Lie': report
4 months, 1 week ago

Trump's quietly installed Georgia election 'pit bulls' for 2024 'Big Lie': report

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump's allies have been quietly engineering a takeover of the Georgia State Elections Board, staffing them with MAGA extremists whom Trump affectionately refers to as "pit bulls fighting for victory" to enshrine the "Big Lie" that the election was stolen into the law for 2024, reported Rolling Stone. The second change was "to reopen a case in …

Georgia election board’s right-wing faction revisits Fulton’s 2020 presidential election
4 months, 1 week ago

Georgia election board’s right-wing faction revisits Fulton’s 2020 presidential election

Raw Story  

A trio of conservative members of the Georgia State Election Board agreed Wednesday to further investigate Fulton County’s 2020 presidential election law violations despite warnings from fellow board members that their decision was illegal. In a 3-2 vote Wednesday, right-wing GOP Georgia election board members Rick Jeffares, Janice Johnston and Janelle King voted to report findings from the Fulton investigation …

Georgia officials push through right-wing Republican election rules
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Georgia officials push through right-wing Republican election rules

Raw Story  

The Georgia State Election Board pushed through proposed right-wing Republican election rules Tuesday that have sparked fierce debates over giving county officials greater authority to refuse to certify voter tallies. That included the significant rule adopted Tuesday that allows local election boards members to exercise their discretion of “reasonable inquiry” to review documents and other election-related information prior to voting …

Georgia election board rolls back some actions after a lawsuit claimed its meeting was illegal
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Georgia election board rolls back some actions after a lawsuit claimed its meeting was illegal

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — The Georgia State Election Board, which has become embroiled in conflict over how the state administers elections, voted Tuesday to redo some of its actions amid a lawsuit accusing it of meeting illegally. The board voted 5-0 on Tuesday to debate again on Aug. 6 a pair of proposed rules sought by Republicans that three members advanced on …

'Someone stop him!' Frustration mounts over new delay in Trump's Georgia election case
6 months, 3 weeks ago

'Someone stop him!' Frustration mounts over new delay in Trump's Georgia election case

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's Georgia election racketeering case almost certainly will not begin before Americans head to the polls to vote for the 47th president, according to legal experts and reports. "The court will then have until mid-March to rule," the report notes, "meaning the election interference case almost certainly won’t go to trial before the November general election for which Trump …

Election board member in Georgia’s Fulton County abstains from certifying primary election
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Election board member in Georgia’s Fulton County abstains from certifying primary election

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — The election board in Georgia’s largest county voted on Tuesday to certify its May 21 election results, but not before one of the board’s Republican-appointed members abstained. The abstention by Fulton County election board member Julie Adams aligns with her lawsuit seeking to more closely control election operations and to win a legal ruling finding county election boards …

Judge dismisses lawsuit by Georgia court candidate who sued to keep talking about abortion
7 months, 1 week ago

Judge dismisses lawsuit by Georgia court candidate who sued to keep talking about abortion

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — A federal judge on Thursday rejected a lawsuit by a former Democratic congressman running for Georgia state Supreme Court who claimed a state agency was unconstitutionally trying to block him from talking about abortion. U.S. District Judge Michael Brown ruled John Barrow didn’t have standing to sue because Barrow himself chose to release a confidential letter from the …

Georgia appeals court will review decision on Trump case DA, bringing another delay
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Georgia appeals court will review decision on Trump case DA, bringing another delay

NPR  

Georgia appeals court will review decision on Trump case DA, bringing another delay Enlarge this image toggle caption Alex Slitz/Pool/AFP via Getty Images Alex Slitz/Pool/AFP via Getty Images ATLANTA — The Georgia Court of Appeals has granted oral arguments after former President Donald Trump appealed a decision allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to stay on the criminal case …

A former Democratic Georgia congressman hopes abortion can power his state Supreme Court bid
7 months, 4 weeks ago

A former Democratic Georgia congressman hopes abortion can power his state Supreme Court bid

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. HOSCHTON, Ga. — May’s election for the Georgia Supreme Court is playing out as races for the state’s highest court have for decades: sitting justices running uncontested. In talks primarily to Democratic groups, Barrow says that when Pinson was Georgia’s solicitor general, he was the lawyer most responsible for the …

Trump demands appeal of Georgia judge's ruling denying First Amendment argument
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump demands appeal of Georgia judge's ruling denying First Amendment argument

Raw Story  

Donald Trump and his 13 co-defendants in his Georgia election interference trial are appealing a recent ruling that upheld the criminal charges leveled against them, court records show. "After interpreting the indictment’s language liberally in favor of the State as required at this pretrial stage, the Court finds that the Defendants’ expressions and speech are alleged to have been made …

A new election law battle is brewing in Georgia, this time over voter challenges
8 months, 3 weeks ago

A new election law battle is brewing in Georgia, this time over voter challenges

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Georgia has been rocked by furious battles over election laws ever since Democrat Stacey Abrams’ narrow loss to Republican Brian Kemp in the 2018 governor’s race. “These are voters who moved some months or years before voting at their old address, went back and showed a driver’s license they knew they had not updated, claimed to still live …

Group will appeal court ruling that Georgia voter challenges don’t violate federal law
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Group will appeal court ruling that Georgia voter challenges don’t violate federal law

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — A group trying to stop voter challenges in Georgia says it will appeal a trial court ruling that such challenges don’t violate federal voting rights law. U.S. District Judge Steve Jones ruled last month that Texas-based nonprofit True the Vote did not violate the Voting Rights Act when it announced it was challenging the eligibility of more than …

Appeals court says Georgia may elect utility panel statewide, rejecting a ruling for district voting
1 year, 1 month ago

Appeals court says Georgia may elect utility panel statewide, rejecting a ruling for district voting

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — A federal appeals court ruled on Friday that Georgia can keep statewide elections for its five-member commission regulating utilities, overturning a lower court judge who found statewide elections illegally diluted Black votes. The ruling is important beyond Georgia’s Public Service Commission because it could help protect certain statewide elections in other states subject to scrutiny for racial discrimination …

Constitutional challenge to Georgia voting machines set for trial early next year
1 year, 1 month ago

Constitutional challenge to Georgia voting machines set for trial early next year

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — The question of whether Georgia’s electronic voting system has major cybersecurity flaws that amount to a violation of voters’ constitutional rights to cast their votes and have those votes accurately counted is set to be decided at trial early next year. “But reasonable, timely discussion and compromise in this case, coupled with prompt, informed legislative action, might certainly …

Some Republicans still press for changes to further protect Georgia voting system amid criticism
1 year, 1 month ago

Some Republicans still press for changes to further protect Georgia voting system amid criticism

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Some Republican lawmakers continued to press Wednesday for changes to protect Georgia’s voting system from security weaknesses, but a deputy to Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger accused them of acting in bad faith and promoting lies that Georgia’s 2020 election was stolen from Donald Trump. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency last year published an advisory based …

Georgia says it will appeal a judge’s redistricting decision but won’t seek to pause ruling for now
1 year, 1 month ago

Georgia says it will appeal a judge’s redistricting decision but won’t seek to pause ruling for now

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Georgia says it will appeal a judge’s order to redraw some congressional and state legislative districts, but that it won’t fight in court to pause the order for now, meaning a special session later this month to draw new lines is likely to proceed. A federal judge ruled last week that some of Georgia’s congressional, state Senate and …

Judge says Georgia’s congressional and legislative districts are discriminatory and must be redrawn
1 year, 1 month ago

Judge says Georgia’s congressional and legislative districts are discriminatory and must be redrawn

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — A federal judge ruled Thursday that some of Georgia’s congressional, state Senate and state House districts were drawn in a racially discriminatory manner, ordering the state to draw an additional Black-majority congressional district. U.S. District Judge Steve Jones, in a 516-page order, also ordered the state to draw two new Black-majority districts in Georgia’s 56-member state Senate and …

Legitimacy of mass voter challenge on trial in political battleground Georgia
1 year, 1 month ago

Legitimacy of mass voter challenge on trial in political battleground Georgia

Associated Press  

GAINESVILLE, Ga. — A former Georgia voter testified Thursday that he felt “overwhelmed” and “discouraged” when he learned that his eligibility to cast a ballot in the state had been challenged ahead of a critical election for two U.S. Senate seats. Scott Berson took the stand in federal court in Gainesville at the start of a trial to determine whether …

A judge has declined to block parts of Georgia’s election law while legal challenges play out
1 year, 2 months ago

A judge has declined to block parts of Georgia’s election law while legal challenges play out

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — A federal judge in Georgia has declined to block several provisions of a sweeping election law while legal challenges play out. Several voting advocacy and civil rights groups, as well as the U.S. Department of Justice, sued in 2021 after Republican state lawmakers passed the measure less than six months after former President Donald Trump narrowly lost the …

A Supreme Court redistricting ruling gave hope to Black voters. They’re still waiting for new maps
1 year, 3 months ago

A Supreme Court redistricting ruling gave hope to Black voters. They’re still waiting for new maps

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s decision siding with Black voters in an Alabama redistricting case gave Democrats and voting rights activists a surprising opportunity before the 2024 elections. Shawn Donahue of the State University of New York at Buffalo, an expert on voting rights and redistricting, said the Supreme Court could put a quick end to the delays and “summarily …

A judge must now decide if Georgia voting districts are racially discriminatory after a trial ended
1 year, 3 months ago

A judge must now decide if Georgia voting districts are racially discriminatory after a trial ended

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — A trial challenging voting district maps in Georgia concluded Thursday with the state arguing that court intervention on behalf of Black voters isn’t needed, while the plaintiffs argued that Black voters are still fighting opposition from white voters and need federal help to get a fair shot. If U.S. District Judge Steve Jones rules for the challengers, one …

A Georgia redistricting trial begins with a clash over what federal law requires for Black voters
1 year, 3 months ago

A Georgia redistricting trial begins with a clash over what federal law requires for Black voters

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Challengers to Georgia’s voting district maps told a federal judge Tuesday that the state is legally required to provide more political opportunities to Black voters, while the state suggested plaintiffs are trying to impose illegal racial gerrymanders of congressional and legislative districts. “Black voters were shut out of new political opportunities, even though new Black-majority districts could have …

A Georgia trial arguing redistricting harmed Black voters could decide control of a US House seat
1 year, 3 months ago

A Georgia trial arguing redistricting harmed Black voters could decide control of a US House seat

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Democrats could gain a seat in the U.S. House and multiple seats in Georgia’s Legislature if a judge rules Republicans drew maps illegally weakening Black voters’ power. Court cases challenging district lines drawn after the 2020 Census could shape 2024 congressional elections in states beyond Alabama and Georgia, including Florida, Louisiana, South Carolina and Texas. “Despite these striking …

Trump pleads not guilty in Georgia election case
1 year, 3 months ago

Trump pleads not guilty in Georgia election case

Al Jazeera  

Former US president waives formal arraignment in case accusing him and 18 others of subverting 2020 election. Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to election interference charges in the US state of Georgia, a court filing showed, as the former United States president waived a formal arraignment hearing in the widely watched case. Thursday’s court filing, which was signed by …

Judge holds Giuliani liable in Georgia election workers’ defamation case for withholding information
1 year, 3 months ago

Judge holds Giuliani liable in Georgia election workers’ defamation case for withholding information

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Wednesday held Rudy Giuliani liable in a defamation lawsuit brought by two Georgia election workers who say they were falsely accused of fraud, ruling that the former New York city mayor gave “only lip service” to complying with his legal obligations while trying to portray himself as the victim in the case. Howell said …

Trump attempt to derail Georgia election investigation rejected by judge
1 year, 4 months ago

Trump attempt to derail Georgia election investigation rejected by judge

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — A judge on Monday rejected an attempt by former President Donald Trump to keep a Georgia district attorney from prosecuting him and from using certain evidence gathered in her investigation into potential illegal meddling in the 2020 election in the state. In a caustic footnote, seemingly nodding to Trump’s status as the dominant frontrunner for the 2024 Republican …

Judge refuses to toss discrimination lawsuits over Georgia voting districts
1 year, 5 months ago

Judge refuses to toss discrimination lawsuits over Georgia voting districts

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — A judge has refused to dismiss lawsuits alleging Georgia’s congressional and legislative districts illegally discriminate against Black voters. The orders apply to three cases, one challenging the lines of Georgia’s 14 congressional districts and two challenging the lines of the 56 state Senate and 180 state House districts. In the state legislative cases, the challengers argue a map …

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