Michael Patrick Leahy 16 Nov 2021
Republican efforts to improve their position in the Georgia General Assembly’s special session convened earlier this month to draw new congressional district boundaries have reportedly bogged down.
The GOP has a majority in both the Georgia House of Representatives and the Georgia State Senate, and sources familiar with the process tell Breitbart News moderates who want to “play nice” with Democrats have temporarily taken the upper hand over conservatives who want to press the GOP advantage.
The Constitution requires that state legislatures redraw the boundaries for congressional and state legislative districts after every U.S. Census, which takes place every ten years. The final details of the 2020 U.S. Census were released earlier this year, and state legislatures around the country are currently in the process of redrawing those legislative district boundaries.
The Georgia General Assembly convened in a special session on November 3 to prepare final redistricting maps for new boundaries for congressional districts and state legislative districts.
On November 2, the day before the special session, Republicans on the State Senate Reapportionment and Redistricting Committee released draft maps for state legislative districts in the State Senate and State House.
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