In light of Georgia redistricting, new data tool empowers communities to challenge gerrymandering
You don’t have to be a lawmaker, or a data scientist, to get engaged in the redistricting process.
A new project from the Southern Poverty Law Center is meant to help communities play a more integral part in challenging gerrymandering. That’s on the heels of a federal judge ruling Georgia’s GOP-pushed maps must be redrawn ahead of 2024.
The judge ruled current maps drawn after the 2020 U.S. Census dilute the power of Black voters and violate the federal Voting Rights Act.
The SPLC will be watching closely when Georgia state legislators convene for a special session later in the month to redraw those congressional and state legislative district lines.
Fred McBride, a senior policy analyst for the SPLC, can break down a mountain of data on the redistricting process.
He tells WABE’s “Morning Edition” that as redistricting lawsuits are pending in several states, voters should know they play an integral role.
Lily Oppenheimer contributed to this report.
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