rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/letter/accountability-for-redistricting-in-ga?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-letter-area-accountability-for-redistricting-in-ga' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Atlanta https://actionnetwork.org/groups/advancing-justice-atlanta https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/letters/photos/000/448/894/normal/Redistricting_Banner_V2.png On May 14, Governor Brian Kemp called for an emergency special session on redistricting–the process of redrawing voting maps to take effect in 2028. This session is set to start on June 17, giving us only a short window to make our voices heard. The governor’s announcement came on the heels of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on Louisiana vs. Callais–a decision that fundamentally weakens legal protections against racially discriminatory voting maps and makes it easier for states to draw maps that weaken the power of communities of color. In this decade alone, Georgia has already redrawn its voting maps twice: once in 2021 after the 2020 census, and again in 2023 after a federal court ordered the state to redraw maps to be more equitable for Black voters. And, the state will presumably redraw its maps again in 2031 after the 2030 census, just three years after implementing the maps drawn during the upcoming special session. Although redistricting conversations are focused on the impact on Black communities, AAPI communities, and voters of color have also relied on Section 2 protections to challenge unfair maps. Voting maps have real implications. They decide who represents our communities, which issues get attention, and which get ignored. Frequent and unplanned redistricting prompts changes that can confuse voters and threatens further exclusion from the political process, especially voters who require language assistance. Voters rely on stability and transparency in order to remain engaged. Governor Kemp’s decision to call an emergency special session is a blatant violation of well-established democratic processes and an egregious attempt to weaken the political power of Georgia’s communities of color. Take Action Now! Contact your legislator today and tell them you oppose late-decade redistricting in Georgia. Demand a fair and transparent democratic process that protects every Georgian’s right to vote. Insist that your representatives uphold the spirit of the Voting Rights Act by ensuring that district maps represent the state’s racial diversity. https://actionnetwork.org/letters/accountability-for-redistricting-in-ga