The US Justice Department last week said the new maps Georgia Republicans drew this year for legislative and Congressional districts do not violate Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. The decision goes against Georgia Democrats who now put their hopes of killing the maps on another part of the federal voting law.
Do the changes Republicans made to Georgia's state and federal districts deny any Georgians the right to vote based on race? In a short letter, the Justice Department said no . but if anyone wants to challenge the maps in court, go right ahead. That's exactly what the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus plans to do.
“We have every intention of moving forward,” said Caucus chair Democratic State Senator Emanuel Jones.
The legal action Jones is referring to deals with Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. That section says you can't have voting practices or procedures based on race. But, Jones argues the Republican maps are biased.
“The maps discriminate against, clearly, African-American voters and minority voters,” said Jones.
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