Georgia Republicans Refuse Governor's Plea for 2028 Redistricting

Georgia's Republican legislative leaders on Wednesday rejected Governor Brian Kemp's call to redraw congressional and legislative districts during a special session, citing concerns about moving too quickly after a U.S. Supreme Court decision weakened federal Voting Rights Act protections for minority voters.

The aborted effort to reduce nonwhite voters' representation contrasts with other Southern states where Republican majorities moved quickly to redraw congressional boundaries ahead of the November midterms, partly in response to President Donald Trump's pleas to shore up the GOP's fragile House majority.

Senate President Pro Tempore Larry Walker III and Speaker of the House Jon Burns, R-Newington, spoke during a special legislative session at the state capitol in Atlanta, discussing the implications of redistricting on the state's electoral landscape.