Democratic Party of Ga.: Georgia Republicans Continue 'Hostile Takeover'of Local Redistricting
February 18, 2022
February 18, 2022
ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 18 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release on Feb. 17, 2022:
Over the past several days, Georgia Republicans in the state legislature shamelessly continued their local "power grab" across the state by pushing new county district maps in Gwinnett, Cobb, Augusta-Richmond, and Athens-Clarke despite opposition from local leaders in a move that nonpartisan experts are calling "redistricting at its very worst."
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Over the past several days, Georgia Republicans in the state legislature shamelessly continued their local "power grab" across the state by pushing new county district maps in Gwinnett, Cobb, Augusta-Richmond, and Athens-Clarke despite opposition from local leaders in a move that nonpartisan experts are calling "redistricting at its very worst."
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