Georgia defends 2023 redistricting maps in federal court against Voting Rights Act challenges, as advocates argue the maps dilute minority voting strength and fail to ensure fair representation.
The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals wrestled with the role of race in Georgia redistricting in a case over the protections of the Voting Rights Act.
ATLANTA — The state of Georgia is seeking another Supreme Court showdown over the Voting Rights Act, asking a federal appeals court on Thursday to interpret the 1965 law in a way that could make it much harder to prove minority votes have been illegally diluted.
In the hours before and after President Donald Trump once again took the oath of office; many Georgia politicians posted their thoughts online.
The Republican elected official sat for the interview with 11Alive's The Georgia Vote just days before a new presidential administration is set to take office.
During the European Parliament debate on January 22, MEPs discussed Georgia’s deteriorated political situation. The MEPs discussed and the majority of them sharply criticized Georgian Dream government actions, October 26’s elections and repression against demonstrators.
On January 22, the Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu) adopted a statement in support of the people of Georgia with 59 votes in favor and nine against saying it does not recognize the results of the “fraudulent” elections in Georgia and “does not recognise the legitimacy of the Georgian parliament, government, or President.”
The civil lawsuit says those at-large elections violate the Voting Rights Act by unfairly diluting the influence of Black voters.
His father is Sonny Perdue, the former Georgia governor and U.S. agriculture ... Houston County from conducting further countywide elections for commission seats and order officials to choose ...
The U.S. Department of Justice announced it was suing a central Georgia county over how it elects at-large members of its county commission.
The U.S. Justice Department sued a Georgia county Thursday ... home to 163,000 people south of Macon, uses countywide elections to fill each of its five commission seats. The civil lawsuit ...
She said that when she encountered several members of the new US cabinet, her “essential message” to them was that Georgia needs US attention “now more than ever,” describing the ongoing crisis in Georgia as “existential.