The gold dome of the Georgia state Capitol in Atlanta. Rob Hainer / Shutterstock
(The Center Square) – A Georgia Senate panel on Thursday approved a new legislative map for state House representative districts.
The Senate Redistricting and Reapportionment Committee’s 8-4 vote in favor puts the map one step closer to becoming law. It cleared the House, 99-79, in a straight party line vote Wednesday.
Democrats on the committee voted against the bill, which a Republican-led committee drew. State Sen. Gloria Butler, D-Stone Mountain, said the new map does not fully reflect the makeup of the state’s population.
