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Mon., March 5, 2012 1:00pm
Atlanta's school superintendent has announced a plan to close 13 schools as part of the first citywide school redistricting effort in nearly a decade. CBS Atlanta reports that Superintendent Erroll Davis is expected to present his school closing recommendations to the school board on Monday.
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Mon., February 13, 2012 6:00am
State lawmakers are busy approving county and school board election district maps. It’s part of the once-a-decade redistricting effort that began last year. Legislators are trying to complete the process quickly so the maps will be ready by race qualifying time.
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Fri., February 3, 2012 6:58pm
The state House approved small changes Friday to new election maps it passed during the summer Special session. The changes, the largest of which affects Hall County, Gov. Nathan Deal’s home county, spurred heated debate on the floor of the House.
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Mon., December 26, 2011 5:44pm
Georgia's Attorney General, he's ready to go to court over Georgia's redistricting maps. Democrats promise to fight the maps pre-approved Friday by the Obama administration. Black and Latino lawmakers say, the new boundaries dilute their voting strength. Olens says, he can prove the opposite in court.
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Fri., December 23, 2011 6:19pm
The Obama administration has approved new political boundaries in Georgia despite complaints from state Democrats that the maps dilute minority voting strength. The Department of Justice approved the maps for Congress, as well as for the state Senate and House, according to Brian Robinson, a spokesman for Gov. Nathan Deal. The redrawn maps were approved by Georgia legislators in a three-week special session in August and Deal quickly signed them into law.
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Thu., December 8, 2011 4:59pm
The Georgia Legislative Black Caucus and other groups are asking a federal court to reject Georgia’s proposed redistricting maps. The groups say the Republican-authored maps disenfranchise minority voters.
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Wed., November 23, 2011 4:28pm
Georgians have until Dec. 23 to comment on new state and congressional district maps. The U.S. Department of Justice is in the midst of its 60 day-review of the maps. Voter advocate groups say this may be the last chance to comment before the maps go into effect for a decade.
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Thu., October 13, 2011 10:24am
Georgia is challenging the constitutionality of a clause in the 1965 federal Voting Rights Act. The challenge is part of a lawsuit filed last week that seeks approval for Georgia’s new redistricting maps.
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Wed., October 12, 2011 4:09pm
Republican lawmakers drew redistricting maps this summer that solidify their majority in the state legislature. But Georgia’s changing demographics won’t guarantee that majority forever. If Republicans want to stay in power, they’ll have to woo Blacks, Asians and Latinos. Those are groups that haven’t voted in large numbers for the state’s GOP.
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Thu., October 6, 2011 3:51pm
Georgia will see approval for its new state and congressional district maps by submitting them to a federal court. The state will simultaneously submit the maps to Pres. Obama's Justice Department.
