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60 Minutes · Georgia enters redistricting fight

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