Georgia Lawmakers Approve Redrawn Congressional Districts, Protecting Republican Advantage

Georgia lawmakers have approved a new congressional map that is likely to maintain the state's partisan split, with nine Republican-leaning and five Democratic-leaning districts. The map, which adds a new Black majority district west of Atlanta, is facing criticism from state Democrats who argue that it violates the Voting Rights Act by changing the district currently held by Democratic Rep. Lucy McBath. The plan now awaits the signature of Republican Governor Brian Kemp and will be reviewed by a federal judge who ordered the new districts. The court decision on the map could impact the closely divided House in next year's elections.