Georgians have until Dec. 23 to comment on new state and congressional district maps. The U.S. Department of Justice is in the midst of its 60 day-review of the maps. Voter advocate groups say this may be the last chance to comment before the maps go into effect for a decade.
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Elizabeth Poythress, president of the League of Women Voters of Georgia, says the Justice Department is eager to receive citizen comment.
“We’re just encouraging people to take the advantage they have
as citizens to have their voices heard, and if the maps don’t look as they think they should look, they should make that comment,“ she said. ”If they agree with them, they should make that comment.”Poythress says this round of redistricting was different for several reasons.
“This is the first redistricting process that we’ve gone through that hasn’t been done by the Carl Vinson Institute, which was independent of politics,” she said. “And I think that’s another reason citizens really need to look at the maps and see if they really go with what they think their communities look like.”
The current maps include
a green tongue extending just far enough into Lowndes County
so Jack Kingston can lap up Moody AFB.
So what can you do?
Georgians can comment on the maps by calling the Justice Department at 1-800-253-3931 or by sending an email to vot1973c@usdoj.gov and writing “Georgia Redistricting” in the subject field.
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