With early voting already underway, Georgia Republicans are split on redrawing district maps in 2026
Gov. Brian Kemp announced he will not call lawmakers back to redraw maps this election cycle.
Gov. Brian Kemp announced he will not call lawmakers back to redraw maps this election cycle.
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on Wednesday pushed back on U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter’s call to halt House races and redraw congressional maps, saying the state is already well into early voting.
The debate follows a Supreme Court ruling last week that removed race-based requirements for voting districts, prompting some states to move quickly to redraw maps ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
Carter, a Republican congressman from Georgia’s 1st District and a candidate for U.S. Senate, said Tuesday that already-cast votes should be discarded so new district lines can be drawn for this cycle.
“We need to suspend the House races and go ahead and redistrict so that Georgians would be represented in the next two years by people who represent their values,” Carter said. “Georgia is a Republican …