Kemp faces pressure from Georgia congressman to take up redistricting: ‘Delay the House primary’
Rep. Buddy Carter is urging Georgia Governor Brian Kemp to delay the state's House primary and call a special session to redraw congressional maps before the 2026 elections. Kemp has resisted the move, citing that early voting is already underway and ruling out redistricting before the midterms. The pressure follows a recent Supreme Court ruling that gives states more leeway in redrawing political boundaries without prioritizing racial demographics.
- ▪Rep. Buddy Carter called on Gov. Brian Kemp to delay Georgia's House primary and redraw congressional maps.
- ▪Kemp has ruled out redistricting before the 2026 midterms, stating that early voting has already begun.
- ▪The Supreme Court's ruling in Louisiana v. Callais weakened protections for majority-minority districts, giving states more freedom in redistricting.
- ▪Republicans in Georgia aim to gain an additional House seat by targeting the district of Rep. Sanford Bishop (D-GA).
- ▪Carter argues that Georgia, as a Republican state, should be represented by Republican values through updated maps.
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Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA) on Tuesday called on Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) to take up redistricting in Georgia. Kemp has said he supports redrawing the state’s political boundaries before the 2028 elections, but he recently ruled out taking up redistricting in Georgia before the midterm elections because voting in the state’s 2026 races is already underway. While states such as Louisiana have suspended elections to redistrict, Kemp said he would not take such a measure in Georgia, which has a May 19 primary.
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