![]() ![]() Democrats argued that Jones would likely accept the map. Republicans pointed out that one of the new districts proposed in the Democratic plan has a Black voting population of only 48%, less than the majority Jones mandated. “Then every last one of us, 180 of us, are in jeopardy,” Beverly warned as he pitched a Democratic House map. In the House, Democratic Minority Leader James Beverly of Macon noted that if Jones refuses to accept maps passed by Republicans, he would appoint a special master to draw maps on behalf of the court and might pay no attention to incumbency or political considerations. It’s only minority voters who have protection under the Voting Rights Act. ![]() Supreme Court has ruled that partisan gerrymandering is legal and that federal courts should not intervene to block it. ![]() “So it’s just pure happenstance that the Democratic map happens to create two new Democratic districts, giving a partisan advantage, whereas the chairman’s map left it exactly the same as the current political split in the state?” asked Sen. Republicans, though, took issue with a Senate map that Democrats offered, noting that an analysis by Fair Districts GA, a group that advocates redistricting reform, finds Democrats would be likely to win two additional seats, reducing Republican advantage in the Senate to 31-25. ![]()
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