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Yesterday -- without warning -- Senate Republicans in Georgia released a proposed congressional map. It was so unexpected, some of their colleagues on the redistricting committee first saw the map on Twitter of all places.

We expected a proposed congressional map out of Texas yesterday -- we’ve been saying for a week that it should come any day now! But this Georgia proposal was a surprise. Their special session on redistricting doesn’t start for weeks.

These kinds of shifts in timeline mean we need to shift our plans and reallocate our capacity and budget on various accountability efforts. Can you chip in $25 to help us as we stay on our toes? >>> [[link removed]]

For weeks, voters in Georgia have been calling for a more transparent process with set guidelines in advance of the state legislature’s special session on redistricting. This Twitter map was clearly not what voters had in mind. And worse yet -- the map is proof that Republicans in Georgia are once again willing to gerrymander themselves into electoral advantages to hold onto power.

Key analysis:
→ Despite what Georgia Republicans are saying, this map unfairly consolidates (packs) or separates (cracks) communities of color and fails to take the census data trends into account.
→ The map insufficiently represents a diversifying Atlanta metro area and actually decreases the voting power of African American voters in a historic Black district.
→ And as recent election results have shown, Georgia is an evenly divided state. A fair map would give voters an opportunity to elect a congressional delegation that allows for seven Democrats and seven Republicans. This map fails to do that.Republican legislators completely ignored community input during redistricting hearings where there was a clear theme -- Georgians requested a fair and transparent process that results in maps that accurately represent them.

A.G. Holder went as far as to say the proposed map is “born of arrogance and political greed” and “completely disrespects Georgians.”
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There is a long road ahead for the fight for fair maps in Georgia.

Right now, our team in the state is working on plans to help folks make sure that map drawers hear about why this map does not fairly represent Georgia’s communities.

As we help voters in states across the country prepare for accountability and advocacy efforts, will you help make sure we have the resources to be effective in this fight?
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We’ll keep you posted as things unfold with the maps in Georgia -- and Texas and Ohio.

-- The AOTL Team







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