Georgia Federal Lawsuit Against New U.S. House District Boundaries

On December 30, some Georgia voters and organizations filed a federal lawsuit against the new U.S. House district boundaries. The case was filed the same day the Governor signed the bill setting up those new districts. Pendergrass v Raffensperger, n.d., 1:21cv-5339. The case is assigned to U.S. District Court Judge Steve C. Jones, an Obama appointee.

The petitioning period for independent candidates, and the nominees of parties that didn’t poll 20% of the vote for President in the entire U.S., or Governor of Georgia, begins on January 13, 2022. The Georgia Secretary of State’s office still hasn’t calculated the number of signatures needed in the various U.S. House districts.


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Georgia Federal Lawsuit Against New U.S. House District Boundaries — 3 Comments

  1. “The Georgia Secretary of State’s office still hasn’t calculated the number of signatures needed in the various U.S. House districts.”

    There’s no rush. They know that no one outside the major parties will qualify.

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