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Campbell says special session called to pursue partisan redistricting after court ruling
Summary
Representative Lisa Campbell said Georgia’s governor called a special session largely to pursue redistricting after a recent Supreme Court decision; she said the move risked diluting minority voting power and drew thousands of protesters to the Capitol, prompting a temporary pause.
On Cobb County Smart Justice Works, Representative Lisa Campbell described the special session called by the governor to address redistricting following a recent high court decision mentioned in the program. Campbell said the redistricting effort "would very likely result in the dilution of black voters and minority voters" and that tens of thousands of people protested at the Capitol in response.
Campbell said the effort was linked to a court decision referenced in the interview and argued that partisan redistricting and racial gerrymandering are closely connected. “If you track back and look at from 1965, the impact that the Voting Rights Act had here in Georgia…you will see an tremendous increase in opportunities for all kinds of people,” she said. She told Messer that public pressure and business concerns led Republicans to pause the redistricting plan, though she predicted lawmakers might bring it back after the November election.
