Key State Calls Special Redistricting Session as GOP Moves to Redraw Maps

Georgia Republicans are officially joining the nationwide redistricting battle after Gov. Brian Kemp announced a special legislative session to redraw the state’s congressional and legislative maps following the Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Louisiana v. Callais.

The special session will begin June 17 and could dramatically reshape Georgia’s political landscape heading into the 2028 election cycle.

Republicans are openly signaling they intend to dismantle race-based districts that were previously protected under Voting Rights Act precedent.

“The Supreme Court decision is clear,” Georgia GOP Chairman Josh McKoon said after the announcement. “That we can’t have these racially gerrymandered maps anymore. They’re illegal.”