Georgia Senate Republicans pushed through a map Tuesday on a 34-21 party-line vote designed to maintain their strong majority in the chamber, despite Democratic cries that the plan doesn’t reflect Georgia’s nearly 50-50 partisan split and denies opportunities to nonwhite voters.
Sen. John Kennedy, a Macon Republican who chairs the Senate Reapportionment and Redistricting Committee, said the map accomplished “the hard work that has to be done once a decade.” He noted the new map splits 29 counties, down from 39 counties now.
“When you look at it, it is obvious it is not gerrymandered,” Kennedy said. “The districts are compact and contiguous.”
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