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Movement intelligence · May 19, 2026

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KEMP CALLS SPECIAL SESSION TO REDRAW GEORGIA'S VOTING MAPS

Governor moves to eliminate Black voting power after Supreme Court guts Voting Rights Act.

Gov. Brian Kemp announced a June special session to redraw Georgia's congressional and state legislative districts following the Supreme Court's decision to strike down protections for Black-majority districts. This follows Louisiana Republicans' successful effort to eliminate one of two majority-Black House seats. Georgia Republicans are now positioned to do the same—stripping Black voters of political representation under cover of a weakened Voting Rights Act.

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Voting Rights

SAVANNAH RALLIES AGAINST VOTING RIGHTS ACT DESTRUCTION

Georgia activists protest Supreme Court ruling and incoming map redraws.

Savannah residents rallied to protest the Supreme Court's decision weakening the Voting Rights Act and Georgia's impending redistricting battle. As Gov. Kemp prepares his special session, Georgia communities are organizing to fight back against Republican plans to eliminate Black voting districts. This is organizing under siege—resistance against a rigged system.

Voting Rights

GEORGIA'S POLITICAL MAPS BECOME BATTLEGROUND FOR BLACK POWER

Kemp's special session will determine whether Georgia's Black communities keep representation.

Gov. Kemp's special legislative session in June will spark intense fights over voting rights and political power in Georgia. Republicans will push to redraw maps eliminating Black-majority districts, while Democratic and community groups fight to preserve representation. This session decides whether Georgia's Black voters maintain any political voice in Congress and the state legislature.

Voting Rights

WARNOCK CALLS VOTING RIGHTS RULING 'DEVASTATING BLOW' TO DEMOCRACY

Georgia senator demands Congress restore voting rights protections stripped by Supreme Court.

Sen. Raphael Warnock called the Supreme Court's Voting Rights Act decision a devastating blow to democracy, demanding Congress reinstate the law's original pre-clearance requirements. Georgia's Black senator recognizes what's at stake: without federal oversight, Republican legislatures will methodically erase Black representation. Warnock is calling for legislative resistance to a judicial coup against voting rights.

Voting Rights

WARNOCK: SUPREME COURT 'POURED FUEL ON REDISTRICTING ARMS RACE'

Senator warns weakened Voting Rights Act unleashes Republican map-rigging across South.

Sen. Warnock warned that the Supreme Court's decision has ignited a "redistricting arms race" giving Republicans license to eliminate Black-majority districts across the South. By striking down Louisiana's Black district and gutting Section 2 protections, the Court handed Republicans a roadmap for disenfranchisement. Georgia is next—and the race is on to strip Black voting power before 2028.

Voting Rights

GOP PRESSURES KEMP TO STRIP BLACK VOTING DISTRICTS FROM GEORGIA

Republicans demand special session to redraw maps eliminating Black representation.

Georgia Republicans are pressuring Gov. Kemp to call a special session explicitly to eliminate Black-majority districts now that the Supreme Court has weakened the Voting Rights Act. The GOP sees an open window to redraw maps without federal oversight for the first time in decades. Kemp obliged—and democracy in Georgia hangs in the balance.

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