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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

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In Georgia

1997

  1. Jun 19, 1997 State Courts and officials Upheld

    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.

    Related: Supreme Court decides Miller v. Johnson on Georgia congressional district 11

    Source last checked Oct 27, 2026

1995

  1. Jun 29, 1995 Congressional district: GA-11 Courts and officials Struck down

    Supreme Court decides Miller v. Johnson on Georgia congressional district 11

    In Miller v. Johnson, decided June 29, 1995, the Supreme Court held that Georgia's congressional redistricting plan violated the Equal Protection Clause. The syllabus notes the plan had three majority-Black districts and was adopted after the Justice Department refused to preclear two earlier plans that had two such districts; voters in the new Eleventh District challenged it.

    Related: Justice Department objects to Georgia 1991 House, Senate and congressional plans · Justice Department objects to Georgia 1992 remedial redistricting plans · Supreme Court decides Abrams v. Johnson on the court-drawn Georgia congressional plan · Supreme Court decides Shaw v. Reno

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

  2. Mar 20, 1995 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Jenkins County: Polling place (District 1)

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated March 20, 1995, to Jenkins County. The list describes the change as "Polling place (District 1)." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  3. Jan 24, 1995 County Laws and rules Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Fulton County: Addition of a ninth state court judgeship, four-year term of office, and implementation schedule

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated January 24, 1995, to Fulton County. The list describes the change as "Act No. 731 (1994)--addition of a ninth state court judgeship, four-year term of office, and implementation schedule." The list adds the note "Withdrawn 10-23-95." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

1994

  1. Dec 20, 1994 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Macon (Bibb and Jones Counties): Redistricting plan

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated December 20, 1994, to Macon (Bibb and Jones Counties). The list describes the change as "Redistricting plan." The list links the objection letter.

    Counties: Bibb County, Jones County

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  2. Nov 29, 1994 County Laws and rules Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Decatur County

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated November 29, 1994, to Decatur County. The list describes the change as "Establishment of an elected chairperson, the increase in the number of county commissioners and the change in the method of election." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  3. Oct 24, 1994 State Laws and rules Blocked by federal objection

    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."

    Related: National Voter Registration Act of 1993 becomes law

    Source last checked Oct 28, 2026

  4. Oct 11, 1994 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in LaGrange (Troup County)

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated October 11, 1994, to LaGrange (Troup County). The list describes the change as "Act No. 652 (1994), which provides for an increase in the number of city councilmembers from six to seven, a change in the method of electing the city council from at large to four single-member districts, two "super" districts, and one at-large position." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  5. Sep 16, 1994 County Laws and rules Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Fayette County

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated September 16, 1994, to Fayette County. The list describes the change as "Act No. 1129 (1994), which provides for the creation of a state court, establishes four-year terms for an elected judge and solicitor (non-partisan judicial election), candidate qualifications including residency requirements, compensation for elected positions, an implementation schedule, and designates the clerk of the Superior Court the clerk for the State Court." The list adds the note "Withdrawn 10-23-95." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  6. May 23, 1994 County Laws and rules Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Waynesboro (Burke County): Majority vote requirement for mayor

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated May 23, 1994, to Waynesboro (Burke County). The list describes the change as "Majority vote requirement for mayor." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

1993

  1. Dec 13, 1993 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in LaGrange (Troup County): Method of election: 4 single-member districts and two at large

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated December 13, 1993, to LaGrange (Troup County). The list describes the change as "Method of election: 4 single-member districts and two at large." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  2. Nov 9, 1993 County Laws and rules Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in McIntyre (Wilkinson County): Majority vote requirement in elections to fill a town council vacancy

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated November 9, 1993, to McIntyre (Wilkinson County). The list describes the change as "Majority vote requirement in elections to fill a town council vacancy." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  3. Oct 22, 1993 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Monroe (Walton County): Method of election and districting plan

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated October 22, 1993, to Monroe (Walton County). The list describes the change as "Method of election and districting plan." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  4. Oct 15, 1993 County Laws and rules Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Early County School District: Qualifications to serve in office for the board of education (minimum education requirement)

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated October 15, 1993, to Early County School District. The list describes the change as "Qualifications to serve in office for the board of education (minimum education requirement)." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  5. Oct 12, 1993 County Laws and rules Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Clay County School District: Qualifications to serve in office for the board of education (minimum education requirement)

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated October 12, 1993, to Clay County School District. The list describes the change as "Qualifications to serve in office for the board of education (minimum education requirement)." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  6. Aug 13, 1993 County Laws and rules Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Baldwin County: Method of selecting magistrate: nonpartisan elections with majority vote requirement

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated August 13, 1993, to Baldwin County. The list describes the change as "Method of selecting magistrate: nonpartisan elections with majority vote requirement." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  7. Aug 2, 1993 County Laws and rules Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Millen (Jenkins County): Implementation schedule

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated August 2, 1993, to Millen (Jenkins County). The list describes the change as "Implementation schedule." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  8. Jun 28, 1993 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Randolph County: 1993 redistricting plan for the board of commissioners

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated June 28, 1993, to Randolph County. The list describes the change as "1993 redistricting plan for the board of commissioners; 1993 districting plan and qualifications to serve in office for the board of education." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  9. Jun 25, 1993 County Laws and rules Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Butler (Taylor County): Majority vote requirement and runoff provision for mayor

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated June 25, 1993, to Butler (Taylor County). The list describes the change as "Majority vote requirement and runoff provision for mayor." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  10. Mar 12, 1993 County Laws and rules Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Twiggs County: Procedures for conducting the March 16, 1993, special tax referendum

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated March 12, 1993, to Twiggs County. The list describes the change as "Procedures for conducting the March 16, 1993, special tax referendum." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  11. Feb 16, 1993 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Conyers (Rockdale County): 32 residential annexations

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated February 16, 1993, to Conyers (Rockdale County). The list describes the change as "32 residential annexations." The list adds the note "Withdrawn 9-23-93 upon change in method of election." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

1992

  1. Nov 30, 1992 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Griffin (Spalding County): 1992 redistricting plan

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated November 30, 1992, to Griffin (Spalding County). The list describes the change as "1992 redistricting plan." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  2. Oct 28, 1992 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Johnson County: Relocation of the polling place for the Wrightsville precinct from the county courthouse to the American Legion

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated October 28, 1992, to Johnson County. The list describes the change as "Relocation of the polling place for the Wrightsville precinct from the county courthouse to the American Legion." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  3. Oct 23, 1992 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Union City (Fulton County): Annexation embodied in Ordinance No. 92-5

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated October 23, 1992, to Union City (Fulton County). The list describes the change as "Annexation embodied in Ordinance No. 92-5." The list adds the note "Withdrawn 8-9-93." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  4. Jul 20, 1992 County Laws and rules Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Effingham County

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated July 20, 1992, to Effingham County. The list describes the change as "Act No. 608 (1992), which provides for a change in the method of selecting the chairperson from appointment among the commissioners to election from the county at large; expansion of the number of officials on the board of county commissioners from five to six; an increase in the term of the chairperson from a one-year to a four-year term; and the increase in the compensation for the chairperson." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  5. Mar 20, 1992 State Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    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.

    Related: Justice Department objects to Georgia 1991 House, Senate and congressional plans · Supreme Court decides Miller v. Johnson on Georgia congressional district 11

    Source last checked Oct 28, 2026

  6. Feb 4, 1992 County Laws and rules Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Sparta (Hancock County): Adoption of numbered positions for city council elections

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated February 4, 1992, to Sparta (Hancock County). The list describes the change as "Adoption of numbered positions for city council elections." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  7. Jan 21, 1992 State Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    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.

    Related: Justice Department objects to Georgia 1992 remedial redistricting plans · Supreme Court decides Miller v. Johnson on Georgia congressional district 11

    Source last checked Oct 28, 2026

1991

  1. Oct 1, 1991 County Laws and rules Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Athens-Clarke County

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated October 1, 1991, to Athens-Clarke County. The list describes the change as "Act No. 28 (1990), which provides for an additional State Court judgeship, the creation of the State Court clerk's position, and the specification of the dates on which the relevant terms of the offices begin in the context of an at-large method of election with a majority vote requirement, and with anti-single-shot provisions in the judgeship elections." The list adds the note "Withdrawn 10-23-95." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  2. Jul 15, 1991 County Laws and rules Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Hinesville (Liberty County): Adoption of a majority vote reqirement for the election of the mayor

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated July 15, 1991, to Hinesville (Liberty County). The list describes the change as "Adoption of a majority vote reqirement for the election of the mayor." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  3. Jul 3, 1991 County Laws and rules Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Monroe (Walton County): Majority vote requirement for city offices

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated July 3, 1991, to Monroe (Walton County). The list describes the change as "Majority vote requirement for city offices." The list adds the note "Deemed precleared upon failure to object to controlling provision in 1968 Georgia State Election Code City of Monroe v. United States (11/17/97)." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  4. Jul 2, 1991 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Elberton (Elbert County)

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated July 2, 1991, to Elberton (Elbert County). The list describes the change as "Annexation embodied in Ordinance No. 951 (1989) and the apportioning of the annexed area to single-member election districts." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  5. Apr 26, 1991 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in East Dublin (Laurens County)

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated April 26, 1991, to East Dublin (Laurens County). The list describes the change as "Method of election, districting plan, numbered posts, and a majority vote requirement for the at-large council positions." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  6. Mar 11, 1991 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Georgia Military College District (Baldwin County)

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated March 11, 1991, to Georgia Military College District (Baldwin County). The list describes the change as "Act No. 1155, S.B. No. 623 (1990)--which provides for a change from an elected board (six members elected from single-member districts in the City of Milledgeville and the mayor of Milledgeville, who is elected at large) to a statewide board of twelve members appointed by the governor." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

Nationwide

1993

  1. Jun 28, 1993 National Courts and officials Decided by a court

    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

  2. May 20, 1993 National Laws and rules Enacted

    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."

    Related: Supreme Court decides Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona · Supreme Court decides Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute

    Source last checked Oct 20, 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.