Georgia Republicans decline to redraw congressional map in defiance of Trump
Lawmakers cite rushed timeline and public input despite pressure to redraw districts after supreme court opinion Georgia Republicans declined to redraw the state’s congressional map during a special session, defying calls from Donald Trump for widespread redistricting in the wake of a recent US supreme court decision that effectively gutted a major section of the Voting Rights Act. “We believe that it’s important to do things the Georgia way, responsibly, transparently, and with ample opportuni…

