Posted on 05/15/2026 5:35:25 AM PDT by Twotone
Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp on Wednesday called a special session to redraw the state’s congressional and legislative districts before the 2028 elections.
Kemp signed a proclamation convening the General Assembly on June 17 to address redistricting after a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling ended race-based gerrymandering.
The news, first reported by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, comes as Republican-led states across the South move to redraw the maps ahead of the November midterms.
The special session next month in Atlanta is expected to center on new maps that could take effect for the 2028 election cycle, particularly if Republicans lose power in the governor’s office or state legislature this fall.
“The new maps could net Republicans two U.S. House districts and further entrench GOP power in GA’s General Assembly,” VoteHub, an independent election reporting outlet, said on social media.
Georgia’s Freedom Caucus, a state-level bloc of Republicans, celebrated the move, urging state lawmakers not to waste the opportunity.
“We must not let this opportunity go to waste,” the group said on social media. “The time is NOW to scrap the machines and go to paper ballots. The time is NOW to end racial gerrymandering and provide Georgians with fair electoral maps.
Democrats slammed the decision.
“We just learned that Georgia is moving forward with gerrymandering for 2028,” Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) posted on X. “There is an extreme movement in this country that will stop at nothing to hold on to power, even if it means stripping representation away from millions. I will fight this with everything I have.”
Georgia’s Democratic Party said redistricting would undermine minority representation and energize its base.
“Governor Kemp’s decision to call a special session to redraw our maps immediately in the wake of the gutting of the Voting Rights Act is not only a brazen attempt to take away the voting power of Black Georgians – it shows just how scared Republicans are of Georgia voters,” the group said in a statement.
Georgia’s approach differs from other Republican-led states that have already moved forward with redistricting tied to more immediate election cycles. Florida and Tennessee have enacted new maps, while Alabama and Louisiana are expected to follow. On Tuesday, the Missouri Supreme Court upheld new district lines expected to net Republicans a seat.
On Wednesday, several media outlets reported South Carolina GOP Gov. Henry McMaster is planning to call a special session next week to weigh a new map that could eliminate the state’s remaining Democratic seat after Republicans hit a procedural roadblock on Wednesday.
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Re-districting is great.
If we also had the SAVE Act, I think the mid-terms would be fantastic.
The Dems packed “certain” districts with illegals...which let them pick up more seats. We’re just righting a wrong.
Partisan gerrymandering is fine, racist gerrymandering is unconstitutional.
Fairly easy to understand.
Let ‘em cry
The final gasp?
2028? Great. Why not 2026?
They say it’s too late. Early voting for the primaries is already underway.
Jim buzzard 2.75. 😭😭😭😭
This will be the line that gets trotted out everywhere. Such abject BS. Undoing the racial scam tears the soul out of a lib. I love that a SC of color has finally informed Democrats that color-blind means color-blind. Too bad it needed to happen at all.
But,
The Dems wanted Gerrymandering in Virginia.
The Dems wanted Gerrymandering in California.
The Dems wanted Gerrymandering in New York.
The Dems wanted Gerrymandering in Maine.
The Dems wanted Gerrymandering in Connecticut.
The Dems wanted Gerrymandering in Rhode Island.
The Dems wanted Gerrymandering in Massachusetts.
The Dems wanted Gerrymandering in New Hampshire.
The Dems wanted Gerrymandering in Vermont.
The Dems wanted Gerrymandering in Pennsylvania.
The Dems wanted Gerrymandering in Illinois.
The Dems wanted Gerrymandering in Washington.
The Dems wanted Gerrymandering in Oregon.
The Dems wanted Gerrymandering in Michigan.
The Dems wanted Gerrymandering in Minnesota.
The Dems wanted Gerrymandering in Wisconsin.
The Dems wanted Gerrymandering in Texas.
The Dems wanted Gerrymandering in New Mexico.
The Dems wanted Gerrymandering in Arizona.
The Dems wanted Gerrymandering in Nevada.
So I agree, Gerrymandering is BAD.............
The DOJ needs to sue Georgia to force them to throw out their unconstitutional maps for THIS election - not for future elections.
That's just an excuse. They can redraw their unconstitutional maps and hold a re-vote on the primaries.
Feel the burn, Dems. After 40+ years of your racial gerrymandering, feel the burn.
That graphic needs to be thrown in their faces every single time they complain.
Ungerrymandering is what is going on.
Democrats Cry Gerrymandering“
New England.
You can thank the 3 rat SC justices for that. They slow walked the ruling as long as possible to affect the midterms proving the proposition that they are not Judges they are political weapons.
Kemp is slow rolling the redistricting to make sure Republicans don’t pick up seats in his state for the midterms. Snake he is.
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