Georgia's 14th Congressional District
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.
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In Georgia's 14th Congressional District
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Across Georgia
1997
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Supreme Court decides Abrams v. Johnson on the court-drawn Georgia congressional plan
In Abrams v. Johnson, decided June 19, 1997, the Supreme Court held that the redistricting plan drawn by the district court for Georgia's congressional delegation, with one majority-Black district, was not unconstitutional. The legislature had been unable to agree on a new plan after Miller v. Johnson, so the court drew its own, which was used in the 1996 elections.
Source last checked Oct 27, 2026
1994
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Justice Department objects to Georgia voter-removal procedure based on not voting
On October 24, 1994, the Justice Department precleared most changes in Georgia Act No. 1207 (1994), which implemented the National Voter Registration Act, but objected to the procedures for removing registered voters, including sending a confirmation notice to anyone who had not voted or had other contact with election officials for three years. The letter cited the federal statute's rule that removal procedures "shall not result in the removal of the name of any person from the official list of voters registered to vote in an election for Federal office by reason of the person's failure to vote."
- Justice Department objection letter to Georgia Senior Assistant Attorney General, October 24, 1994 ↗
- Justice Department: Voting Determination Letters for Georgia (objection list) ↗
Source last checked Oct 28, 2026
1992
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Justice Department objects to Georgia 1992 remedial redistricting plans
On March 20, 1992, the Justice Department objected to the 1992 House, Senate and congressional plans to the extent each incorporated the configurations for the areas the letter discussed. On March 29, 1992, it did not object to the Senate plan (Act No. 673) but objected again to the House plan (Act No. 672) over the Muscogee-Chattahoochee Counties area.
- Justice Department objection letter to Georgia Department of Law, March 20, 1992 ↗
- Justice Department objection letter to Georgia Department of Law, March 29, 1992 ↗
- Justice Department: Voting Determination Letters for Georgia (objection list) ↗
Source last checked Oct 28, 2026
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Justice Department objects to Georgia 1991 House, Senate and congressional plans
On January 21, 1992, the Justice Department objected under Section 5 to several areas of each of Georgia's 1991 House, Senate and congressional plans, which included an increase from ten to eleven congressional seats. The same letter did not object to the change of the House from multimember to 180 single-member districts.
- Justice Department letter to Georgia Department of Law on the 1991 plans ↗
- Justice Department objection letter to Georgia Department of Law, March 20, 1992 (describes the January 21 objection) ↗
- Justice Department: Voting Determination Letters for Georgia (objection list) ↗
Source last checked Oct 28, 2026
Nationwide
1993
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Supreme Court decides Shaw v. Reno
On June 28, 1993, the U.S. Supreme Court held that voters stated a claim under the Equal Protection Clause by alleging that a reapportionment plan was "so irrational on its face that it can be understood only as an effort to segregate voters into separate districts on the basis of race," without sufficient justification.
Source last checked Oct 23, 2026
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National Voter Registration Act of 1993 becomes law
Public Law 103-31, the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, is dated May 20, 1993. The law states its purpose as "to establish procedures that will increase the number of eligible citizens who register to vote in elections for Federal office."
Source last checked Oct 29, 2026
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 · Back to the 2026 voting center.