A court order has made it clear: by early December, Georgia lawmakers must create more majority-Black political districts to satisfy the federal Voting Rights Act.
But exactly how mapmakers adjust the current lines to comply will almost certainly be contentious.
A few days after Thanksgiving, lawmakers will file into the State Capitol for a Nov. 29 special session to approve new maps. And with the GOP in control of both chambers, Republicans hold all the pencils.
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