By Jill Nolin | Editor
Georgia’s political maps could change as a result of Wednesday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling that weakens the same part of the Voting Rights Act that helped Black plaintiffs successfully challenge the state’s maps in 2023. Some Republicans, including Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, immediately called for new maps to be drawn in response to the decision, although it’s likely too late to change the maps that will be used in this year’s midterms. Candidates qualified under the current district boundaries last month, and voting has already started for the May primaries. But Georgia’s maps could look different in 2028.
Speaking of elections, we have a recap of the two debates featuring candidates from both parties who are running to be Georgia’s next secretary of state. Although you wouldn’t think it’s 2026 based on the top concerns of some of the candidates.
Georgia lawmakers were ordered to redraw the state’s maps during a special session in 2023 after a federal judge ruled that the state’s congressional and legislative boundary lines diluted the voting strength of Black Georgians. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder (2023 file photo)
VOTING RIGHTS
By Maya Homan
Some prominent Republicans started calling for Georgia lawmakers to redraw the state’s political maps hours after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling that dilutes a key provision of the 1965 Voting Rights Act.
From left, Cam Ashling, Commissioner Dana Barrett, Adrian Consonery, Jr. and Judge Penny Brown Reynolds, Democratic candidates for secretary of state, participate in the Loudermilk-Young Debate Series on Tuesday, April 28, 2026. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder
2026 ELECTION
By Maya Homan
Eight candidates vying to be Georgia’s next top elections official faced off during a series of debates Tuesday, with candidates across the political spectrum seeking to cast themselves as defenders of free, fair and transparent elections in Georgia.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 29, 2024. (Photo by Jane Norman/States Newsroom)
VOTING RIGHTS
By Jonathan Shorman
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court delivered an opinion sharply weakening a major portion of the federal Voting Rights Act. Even before the decision, Republicans and Democrats across the country were scrambling to get ahead of the court’s anticipated ruling.
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