Decennial Redistricting

Standards for Georgia legislative maps

Every ten years, the Georgia General Assembly redraws voting boundaries for 180 state House seats, 56 state Senate seats, and 14 congressional districts following the decennial Census. How those lines are drawn decides whether neighbors share representation or get divided among multiple districts.

Redistricting is the decennial adjustment of electoral boundaries to match census population shifts. When conducted openly under uniform rules, the process ensures districts hold equal population while preserving established neighborhood lines and local county integrity.

Core Procedural Standards

Four principles for legitimate maps

Principle 01

Full public transparency

Draft district maps must be published online at least fourteen days before committee votes, accompanied by underlying census population data, precinct boundaries, and meeting records accessible to all Georgians.

Principle 02

Clear written criteria

Lawmakers should adopt binding statutory criteria prior to drawing lines: keeping whole counties and cities intact, protecting communities of interest, and prohibiting maps designed to protect incumbents or disadvantage opposing voters.

Principle 03

Meaningful public testimony

Committees must hold scheduled public hearings across every region of Georgia—both before preliminary maps are drafted and after lines are released—with live virtual streams and documented public comment periods.

Principle 04

Community preservation

Voting districts must respect established municipal borders, school clusters, and natural county lines rather than slicing established neighborhoods across multiple districts to achieve artificial political outcomes.

— Atlanta, Georgia

The Georgia State Capitol dome rises above street level in downtown Atlanta, where the General Assembly convenes every decade to vote on state house, senate, and congressional maps.

Independent Charter

Fair process protects all voters

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