ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Senate Republicans are pushing through a map designed to maintain their strong majority in the chamber.
The Senate voted 34-21 along party lines on Tuesday to advance the new map, sending it to the House for more debate.
Democrats say the plan doesn’t reflect Georgia’s nearly 50-50 partisan split and denies opportunities to nonwhite voters.
Republicans say it keeps communities together and protects incumbents.
A House committee on Tuesday approved a map projected to elect 98 Republicans in the 180-member House. The full House could voted on that map Wednesday.
Lawmakers must redraw electoral districts at least once every decade to equalize populations following the U.S. Census.
