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Rachel Leingang

Georgia Republicans finalize district maps to comply with judge’s order

A state legislature votes in the statehouse.
Georgia lawmakers vote on new congressional maps at the state capitol in Atlanta on 7 December 2023. Photograph: Arvin Temkar/AP

Republican state lawmakers in Georgia have finalized new district maps to comply with a federal judge’s order, though Democrats and advocacy groups say the new maps create one majority-Black district at the expense of another diverse district.

US district judge Steve Jones ordered Georgia lawmakers to redo their redistricted maps in October after a lawsuit claimed they violated the Voting Rights Act by diluting the voting power of Black people.

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