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Georgia

A dated list of changes to how Americans vote: district maps, polling places and drop boxes, voting laws and rules, and courts and election officials. Each entry says who did what and when, shows what became of it, and links to the page it rests on. Attempts that failed are listed as failed. Entries that rest on a news report name the outlet.

This is the state view: events recorded for Georgia, then national events that apply here. See the national timeline.

Congressional districts in Georgia

Choose a district to see the events tagged to it. A number after the district is how many events name it.

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In Georgia

2009

  1. Nov 30, 2009 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Lowndes County: 2009 redistricting plan

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated November 30, 2009, to Lowndes County. The list describes the change as "2009 redistricting plan." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

2002

  1. Oct 15, 2002 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Marion County School District: 2002 redistricting plan

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated October 15, 2002, to Marion County School District. The list describes the change as "2002 redistricting plan." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  2. Sep 23, 2002 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Albany (Dougherty County): 2001 redistricting plan

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated September 23, 2002, to Albany (Dougherty County). The list describes the change as "2001 redistricting plan." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  3. Aug 9, 2002 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Putnam County: 2001 redistricting plan

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated August 9, 2002, to Putnam County. The list describes the change as "2001 redistricting plan." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  4. Aug 9, 2002 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Putnam County School District: 2001 redistricting plan

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated August 9, 2002, to Putnam County School District. The list describes the change as "2001 redistricting plan." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

2001

  1. Oct 1, 2001 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Ashburn (Turner County): Adoption of numbered posts and majority-vote requirement

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated October 1, 2001, to Ashburn (Turner County). The list describes the change as "Adoption of numbered posts and majority-vote requirement." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

2000

  1. Mar 17, 2000 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Tignall (Wilkes County)

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated March 17, 2000, to Tignall (Wilkes County). The list describes the change as "Proposed addition of numbered posts, staggered terms and a majority vote requirement to the method of electing councilmembers." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  2. Jan 11, 2000 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Webster County School District: Redistricting plan

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated January 11, 2000, to Webster County School District. The list describes the change as "Redistricting plan." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

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How this timeline is built

Every entry rests on at least one source that was opened and read, and that source states the date and the fact. Courts, legislatures, election offices, the Justice Department, the Census Bureau, the Federal Register and Congress.gov come first. A news report is used only when no official page states the fact, and it is labeled with the outlet's name. Encyclopedias are not used as sources. History starts in 1965 with the Voting Rights Act. County names come from the Census Bureau's 2024 Gazetteer. Congressional district numbers are those in use for the 2026 election; an event is tagged to a district only when its source names that congressional district.

When a later event changes an earlier one, such as a law later struck down, both entries are listed and point to each other. This page does not predict outcomes or say which party a change helps. U.S. House maps for 2026 · How people voted in past elections, by county · Back to the 2026 voting center.