The legislative chambers have been cleaned and sanitized. New nameplates have been attached to desks and the microphones have all been tested. The Georgia Capitol is ready for the return of 236 lawmakers, their staff, lobbyists and journalists for the start of another 40-day session on Monday.
But unlike many years, the House and Senate floors have not sat empty for months. Only a few weeks ago, lawmakers convened for a special session to redraw Georgia’s political maps after a federal judge found they violated the Voting Rights Act.
That session left Democrats discouraged, after Republicans maneuvered to preserve their partisan advantage while still creating the new, majority-Black districts ordered by the court.
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