Georgia Capitol

Lawmakers in Georgia will convene for a special legislative session to adjust election systems and redraw congressional and state legislative districts. The U.S. Supreme Court recently invalidated Louisiana’s majority Black congressional districts as unconstitutional racial gerrymandering, influencing Georgia’s potential redistricting decisions to prioritize party representation over racial demographics.

Georgia lawmakers will return to the Capitol on June 17 for a special session focused on redistricting, specifically to redraw Georgia's congressional map, as called by Kemp. The special session is set to begin on June 17. Lawmakers will focus on redrawing the state's congressional map.