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60 Minutes · Georgia enters redistricting fight
- 1. Georgia Governor Brian Kemp called a special session next month to redraw the state's congressional map.
- 2. Georgia's special session will address ballot counting methods and, significantly, the state's congressional maps.
- 3. Particular attention will be paid to District Two, currently held by black Democrat Representative Sanford Bishop.
- 4. The Supreme Court's Louisiana ruling created a "domino effect" of southern states redrawing congressional maps.
- 5. Black communities fear disenfranchisement from the new maps, prompting immediate legal challenges in court.