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Fair Districts GA study finds 2021 reapportionment delivered new non-competitive races

Fair Districts GA, a nonprofit that encourages unbiased redistricting, rated the fairness of the state’s maps during 2021’s special redistricting session. None scored an "A."

February 21, 2023
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  • Ross Williams
Republican state officials in Louisiana are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on which voters should be categorized as Black when testing whether a map of election districts dilutes the political power of Black voters.

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  • Elections

Who counts as Black in voting maps? Some GOP state officials want that narrowed

Republican officials in Louisiana are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to set a narrower definition of "Black" for redistricting that excludes some Black people and could minimize their voting power.

October 20, 2022
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By:
  • Hansi Lo Wang
A roll of stickers reading "I voted today" sit on a table at a polling location in Summerville, S.C., during midterm primary elections on June 14, 2022.

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  • Politics

In a time of national division, polarizing primaries are part of the problem

It is said the best medicine for what ails democracy is more democracy. But what does more democracy mean? If it just means more of the kind of politics we have now then it hardly offers a remedy.

June 18, 2022
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By:
  • Ron Elving
A roll of stickers reading "I voted today" sit on a table at a polling location in Summerville, S.C., during midterm primary elections on June 14, 2022.

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  • Politics

In a time of national division, polarizing primaries are part of the problem

It is said the best medicine for what ails democracy is more democracy. But what does more democracy mean? If it just means more of the kind of politics we have now then it hardly offers a remedy.

June 18, 2022
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By:
  • Ron Elving
A man looks at newly drawn congressional districts for Gwinnett County, Ga., at a meeting of county Democrats this month.

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How 2 competitive districts in Georgia became a very red one and a very blue one

Redrawn congressional maps pit two Democratic incumbents against each other in the Atlanta suburbs.

May 23, 2022
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  • Sam Gringlas
The New York state Capitol building (left) is shown next to the state appellate court building in foreground (right) on April 4 in Albany, N.Y.

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New York's top court rejects congressional maps drawn by Democrats

The state's highest court rejected new maps widely seen as favoring Democrats. The court largely agreed with Republican voters who argued the district boundaries were unconstitutionally gerrymandered.

April 27, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
An illustration of Georgia's political maps.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Judge allows new Ga. maps for 2022 election; A look at State of the Union address

Wednesday on Political Rewind: A federal judge is letting new maps move forward through the 2022 election. Georgia U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene makes headlines for interrupting President Biden's State of the Union address. Also: Sonny Perdue is now chancellor, while David Perdue rails against Rivian.

March 02, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Sam Bermas-Dawes ,
  • and 1 more
A proposed map of Georgia's 180 state House districts sits outside the chamber before lawmakers approved it on a mostly-party line vote.

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  • Elections

Judge rules Georgia's new redistricting maps will be used in 2022 elections

Georgia's new redistricting maps likely violate the Voting Rights Act, but can stay in place for the 2022 midterm elections, a judge ruled Monday.

March 01, 2022
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  • Stephen Fowler
 Georgia Conservation Voters Executive Director Brionté McCorkle is one of the plaintiffs seeking to postpone the March qualifying for a Public Service Commission race until after a trial for a lawsuit that argues the current system illegally dilutes Black voting influence.

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  • Elections

Federal judge to decide whether to delay qualifying for Georgia PSC seat

A U.S. District Court judge is set to decide over the next week whether candidates qualifying for a Georgia Public Service Commission race must wait until after a summer trial for a lawsuit claiming the process of electing utility regulators has largely kept Black people from winning a seat.

February 28, 2022
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  • Stanley Dunlap
Georgia State Capitol

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Georgia Senate OKs new districts for state Public Service Commission

The new map, which now heads to the state House of Representatives, would move 41 of 159 counties from one commission district to another.

February 24, 2022
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  • Dave Williams
Atlanta voter on line to cast ballots

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Georgia votes 2022: New Trump effect, new election law, new political maps

Georgia voters might not hold the power this time around to dramatically flip control of the federal government, but even so, the once reliably red state will stay at the center of national politics this year.

February 23, 2022
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  • Jill Nolin ,
  • Ross Williams ,
  • and 1 more
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Political Rewind: Kemp flexes with appointments; Testimony heard in Brunswick; Redistricting woes

Wednesday on Political Rewind: Sonny Perdue will become the next chancellor of the state's university system. Meanwhile,  Dems are fuming at GOP maneuvers during redistricting. And on the coast, testimony is underway in the trial of the men accused of murdering Ahmaud Arbery.

February 16, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
Gary Chambers Jr., pictured in January 2021, is running for one of Louisiana's seats in the U.S. Senate. He's made headlines with his first two campaign ads.

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  • Politics

La. Senate candidate Gary Chambers burns a Confederate flag in his new campaign ad

The Democratic U.S. Senate candidate from Louisiana made headlines last month by smoking marijuana in a campaign ad. Now he's back with another lighter and a message about gerrymandering.

February 10, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
An illustration of different towns across Georgia.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: It's been a challenging year for many of Georgia's mayors. So what's next?

Tuesday on Political Rewind: A discussion with Georgia mayors on governing through the pandemic. Also, an Atlanta federal judge began hearing arguments this week in a lawsuit claiming Georgia’s newly drawn congressional map under represents Black voters. Plus, school mask mandates are being dropped in a number of states. How have the politics of COVID played out in local Georgia communities?

February 08, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
An illustration of Georgia districting.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Is gerrymandering leading to noncompetitive voting? Internet filters in schools

Monday on Political Rewind: Partisan gerrymandering has reduced the number of competitive congressional seats to lows not seen for decades. Meanwhile, Georgia GOP legislators promote bills that would exert new control over the teaching of race in state classrooms. Also, the federal trial for the McMichaels for the murder of Ahmaud Arbery starts this week.

February 07, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Sam Bermas-Dawes ,
  • and 1 more
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