Tag: redistricting
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Rockmart Council hears first reading for redistricting ordinance
A once-a-decade look at Ward setup requires change after population growth was reported in the 2020 census, which shouldn’t mean any shifting seats on the Rockmart City Council as they heard the first reading of the ordinance allowing them to move forward with redistricting. The council’s first reading of the ordinance allows for the City…
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Polk County GOP representatives take part in redistricting hearing for Northwest Georgia
Note: the following item was provided by Polk County GOP Vice Chair Ken Suffridge. Photos courtesy of Chair Janet Ross. – KtE Four members of the Polk County Republican Party attended the Joint Reapportionment and Redistricting Hearings in the 14th Congressional District in Dalton on Wednesday, June 30, 2021. Shown are Janet Ross, Chair, Ken Suffridge…
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Republicans see silver lining in Democrats’ strong Georgia showing
Dave Williams of Capitol Beat News Service provided this content for Polk.Today and other readers around Georgia to enjoy. Find additional state and political news at Capitol-beat.org. ATLANTA – The last time a non-incumbent Democrat won a statewide race in Georgia was 1998 when Roy Barnes was elected governor. President-elect Joe Biden was closing in…