Redistricting
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2022 Election
New Districts, New Elections: Candidates Look to Primary Election Following Redistricting
Georgia is officially back in election season. The advertisements are just beginning to ramp up as Georgia embraces federal, state, and local elections. To make this election year even more interesting, Georgia’s congressional districts have been redrawn. This will be the first election voting in these new boundaries. The thing…
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Athens-Clarke County
Athens-Clarke County Commission Districts Face Change in 2023
Gov. Brian Kemp signed House Bill 890 which changes the commission districts in Athens-Clarke County, effectively reapportioning voter precincts for the upcoming year. The new district map is a drastic change compared to what currently stands. Districts 3, 5 and 7 are the districts experiencing the biggest changes. Commissioners Melissa…
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Oconee County Schools Approve Redistricting Plan
Three Oconee County elementary schools will follow a new redistricting plan starting next school year. The Oconee School Board voted unanimously to approve the new redistricting plan. The new map breaks up enrollment at Rocky Branch Elementary and Malcolm Bridge Elementary to send students to Dove Creek Elementary…which will open…
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Northeast Georgia News
Oconee County Proposes Redistricting Plans
The Oconee County School Board has released a new proposed redistricting plan with the opening of their 8th elementary school. Dove Creek Elementary School, located in northern Oconee County, is on time to open next August. The current zoning map is below. Right now, Malcolm Bridge Elementary and Rocky Branch…
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Redistricting Proposed for New Oconee County Elementary School
The Oconee County Board of Education is redistricting neighborhoods to prepare for the opening of a new elementary school in the county. Dove Creek Elementary school is scheduled to open in the Fall of 2018. A redistricting plan was proposed last night at the Board of Education meeting to bring…
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Georgia Redistricting And Partisan Influence
If you are registered to vote, you could be voting a supermajority into the Georgia General Assembly in just a couple of weeks. Sarah Edwards reports that Republicans are taking advantage of this opportunity through the redistricting process.