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After the process for redrawing new state districts broke down, Virginia’s redistricting commission moved onto drawing congressional districts and are mostly working with a single draft map.
A national Republican group helped former GOP Congressman Tom Davis craft a draft congressional map submitted to Virginia’s redistricting commission -- a fact that was not made clear to the public or members of the commission.
Parts of sweeping new Georgia election law debated in court Top Searches Parts of sweeping new Georgia election law debated in court AP / Updated: Jul 2, 2021, 01:53 IST FacebookTwitterLinkedinEMail AP Photo ATLANTA: Voting integrity activists argue that several parts of Georgia's new election law criminalize normal election observation activities, while the state asserts that those provisions reinforce previous protections and are necessary for election integrity. US District Judge J.P. Boulee heard arguments Thursday on the activists' request that he bar election officials from enforcing ...
Primary Content Caption Voters wait in line at the Macon-Bibb County Board of Elections during early voting in the 2020 Presidential Election. Credit: Grant Blankenship While new U.S. Census data shows Georgia added more than a million people over the last decade, an even larger change in registered voters — and who they vote for — will be key considerations when lawmakers begin assigning residents into new voting districts this fall. Population figures released this week provide a starting point for determining how Georgia’s 10,711,908 people will be split up into legisl...
Primary Content Georgia's population soared over the last decade, growing by more than 10% to 10,711,908 people, according to the first set of 2020 Census results released Monday. The top-level apportionment data also confirms the state will keep its 14 seats in the U.S. House, while six states will gain seats and seven states will lose seats. Texas will now have two more representatives, and Colorado, Florida, Montana, North Carolina and Oregon each add one. On the flip side, California, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia are the seven that will shrink thei...