Draft of Proposed Congressional Map Released to Public

ATLANTA (Dec. 1, 2023) — Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Reapportionment and Redistricting Sen. Shelly Echols (R-Gainesville) has announced the publication of the draft for the proposed Georgia Congressional districts, inviting the public to provide comment and engage in the redistricting process.

“As we proceed with the 2023 Special Session, we have released the proposed plan for Georgia’s Congressional Districts,” stated Chairwoman Echols. “We invite all members of the public to provide their comment where they see fit. The proposed maps are available on the Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment Office’s website, and written comments can be submitted by the public through the portal available on the Georgia General Assembly website at https://www.legis.ga.gov/joint-office/reapportionment.”

The Senate Committee on Reapportionment and Redistricting will hold a public hearing to discuss the Congressional draft plan the week of Dec. 4, 2023. The committee encourages public participation and values the input of the community in this vital democratic process.

*Editor’s note: an earlier version of this release contained a misspelling in the first reference of the Senate Committee on Reapportionment and Redistricting.

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Sen. Shelly Echols serves as the Chairman of the Committee on Reapportionment and Redistricting. She represents the 49th Senate District which includes Hall County. She can be reached by phone at 404.463.1317 or by email at shelly.echols@senate.ga.gov.