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Request a DemoThe Georgia General Assembly will meet next week for a special legislative session to create new electoral maps for the state Legislature and U.S. Congress that will be used during the 2024 elections and beyond. The process is called redistricting. Per a federal judge’s order, they have to finish by Dec. 8.
State Affairs is here to help you understand and follow along during the eight-day gathering at the Capitol in Atlanta.
We have produced a number of stories to help you navigate the session:
Your guide to the 2023 special session
- What is a special session of the Georgia Legislature, and why is it happening?
- Legislators schedule special assembly to address redistricting, but will they make headway?
- A timeline of what led to Georgia’s special legislative session on redistricting
- Say what? Terms you may hear during the special session
- 2 key players to watch during Georgia’s special redistricting session
- Proposed redrawn Senate maps create two new Black districts, threaten two Democrats
- On the ground: Day 2 of the Georgia special legislative session
- Despite opposition, both chambers pass their proposed redistricting maps
- Republican-drawn congressional map passes Senate committee
- Republican-drawn congressional map passes Senate, heads to the House
- House committee passes Senate-approved congressional map, now heads to House floor
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