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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.

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2026

  1. Oct 14, 2026 State Courts and officials Pending

    Georgia Supreme Court hears the Fulton County Republican Party's appeal over two rejected election board nominees

    Democracy Docket reported that on Wednesday, October 14, 2026 the Georgia Supreme Court heard oral argument in the Fulton County Republican Party's suit over the Fulton County Board of Commissioners' 5-2 vote to reject Republican nominees Jason Frazier and Julie Adams for the county Board of Registration and Elections. Commissioners' attorney Don Samuel argued that the board has discretion to accept or reject nominees; the party's lawyer, Justin Gunter, argued that no constitutional provision creates a right to such discretion. The report says Chief Justice Nels S.D. Peterson indicated he thought the commissioners had the better legal argument. A trial court had ordered the appointments and fined the board $10,000 a day; the Court of Appeals reversed that ruling.

    Related: Georgia Court of Appeals reverses order to seat Republican nominees on Fulton election board · Judge holds Fulton County commissioners in civil contempt over election board seats

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  2. Oct 7, 2026 County Polling places and drop boxes Decided by a court

    Judge dismisses Republican suit over Gwinnett County ballot return at early-voting sites without drop boxes

    Democracy Docket reported on October 8, 2026 that Gwinnett County Superior Court Judge Warren Davis dismissed a suit by the Republican National Committee, the Gwinnett County Republican Party and a candidate for secretary of state. The suit challenged a county policy that lets voters hand completed absentee ballots to trained poll managers at designated early-voting sites that have no drop box. The outlet reported that the judge held Georgia law authorizes the policy, and that the plaintiffs then filed a notice of appeal and asked him to block the policy for the November election; it did not report a ruling on that request.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  3. October 2026 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Justice Department plans election monitors in Bibb, Chatham, Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton and Gwinnett counties

    The Current reported on October 26, 2026 that the U.S. Justice Department confirmed it will deploy election monitors in Georgia for the November 3 election and that the counties listed are Chatham, Bibb, Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton and Gwinnett. The letter to Chatham County election officials, signed by Civil Rights Division trial attorney Jonathon Hauenschild, asks for a meeting to discuss logistics. U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia Meg Heap said in a statement that her office would work with federal, state and local partners "to safeguard the state's polling places and mail-in ballots"; the statement does not name any county. The report quotes a briefing memo for local officials saying poll workers are not required to let federal monitors inside polling places unless state or local authorities direct otherwise.

    Counties: Bibb County, Chatham County, Cobb County, DeKalb County, Fulton County, Gwinnett County

    Related: Justice Department begins notifying counties it wants to monitor on Election Day 2026

    Source last checked Oct 27, 2026

  4. Sep 30, 2026 State Courts and officials Decided by a court

    Federal judge dismisses Justice Department's second suit for Georgia's unredacted voter list

    On September 30, 2026, U.S. District Judge Victoria M. Calvert granted in part the motions to dismiss filed by Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and an intervenor, denied the Justice Department's cross-motion to compel production of federal election records, and ordered that the case be dismissed. The order says neither the National Voter Registration Act nor the Help America Vote Act requires disclosure of sensitive voter information such as Social Security numbers. It records that the department's earlier suit in the Middle District of Georgia, filed December 18, 2025, was dismissed without prejudice on January 23, 2026 for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, the court there explaining the Northern District had jurisdiction. GPB and the Georgia Recorder reported the ruling.

    Related: Justice Department sues Oregon and Maine for statewide voter registration lists

    Source last checked Oct 21, 2026

  5. Aug 25, 2026 State Courts and officials Decided by a court

    Eleventh Circuit vacates ruling against Georgia maps and remands in light of Callais

    On August 25, 2026, the Eleventh Circuit vacated the district court judgment that had permanently enjoined use of SB 2EX, SB 1EX and HB 1EX and remanded "for further proceedings consistent with Callais," writing that the Supreme Court's April 2026 decision changed the framework for vote-dilution claims.

    Related: Federal court finds 2021 Georgia maps violate Section 2 and bars their use · Supreme Court decides Louisiana v. Callais

    Source last checked Oct 27, 2026

  6. August 2026 County Polling places and drop boxes Enacted

    Forsyth County eliminates the South Forsyth Election Day precinct, leaving 29

    The Forsyth County elections office says that in July and August 2026 the county's Board of Voter Registrations and Elections and its Board of Commissioners approved precinct and polling-place changes. They eliminated the South Forsyth (21) Election Day precinct and polling place, for a total of 29 Election Day precincts and polling places, and changed the boundaries of the Big Creek, Johns Creek and Daves Creek precincts. The changes take effect with the November 2026 General Election.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  7. Jun 17, 2026 State Maps and lines Reported

    Georgia legislature declines to redraw congressional map in June 2026 special session

    The Guardian reported that Georgia Republicans declined to redraw the state's congressional map in a special session that Governor Kemp called for the 2028 elections, after the Supreme Court's April 2026 ruling in Louisiana v. Callais. House Speaker Jon Burns said he wanted redistricting handled responsibly and transparently, with ample opportunity for public input.

    Related: Supreme Court decides Louisiana v. Callais · Georgia enacts SB 3EX: new voting equipment committee, mandatory recounts, and a later date for the SB 189 ballot rule

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

  8. June 2026 State Laws and rules Enacted

    Georgia enacts SB 3EX: new voting equipment committee, mandatory recounts, and a later date for the SB 189 ballot rule

    In the June 2026 special session the General Assembly passed SB 3EX, which creates a committee to recommend specifications for a new voting system based on hand-marked paper ballots, provides mandatory recounts in certain statewide contests, and moves the effective date of Section 7 of SB 189 to January 1, 2028. The Current GA reported the governor signed it after the Legislature passed it on the last day of the session.

    Related: Georgia enacts SB 189: voter challenges, State Election Board changes, and a ballot text rule · Georgia legislature declines to redraw congressional map in June 2026 special session

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

  9. May 6, 2026 County Courts and officials Decided by a court

    Judge denies Fulton County's motion for the return of election records seized by the FBI

    On May 6, 2026, Judge J. P. Boulee of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia denied the amended motion of Fulton County, its Board of Registration and Elections, board chairman Robert L. Pitts and Clerk of Court Che Alexander for the return of property under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 41(g), and directed the clerk to close the case. The clerk entered judgment for the United States on May 7, 2026. The case had been sent to mediation in March 2026.

    Related: FBI executes search warrant at Fulton County election warehouse for 2020 records · Judge orders the FBI search warrant affidavit for Fulton County's election records unsealed

    Source last checked Oct 23, 2026

  10. Apr 28, 2026 County Polling places and drop boxes Enacted

    Cobb County moves 17 precincts to new polling places for the May 2026 primary

    The Cobb County Elections and Registration Office announced on April 28, 2026 that 17 precincts would vote at new polling places in the May 19, 2026 primary because of facility unavailability, among them Bells Ferry 02, Clarkdale 02, Eastside 02, Kennesaw 4A, Marietta 4B and Smyrna 7A. Affected voters were to get updated precinct cards by mail and signs at the former sites.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  11. Mar 20, 2026 County Courts and officials Decided by a court

    Georgia Court of Appeals reverses order to seat Republican nominees on Fulton election board

    On March 20, 2026, the Georgia Court of Appeals reversed the writ of mandamus ordering the Fulton County Board of Commissioners to seat two Republican Party nominees to the Board of Registration and Elections, and reversed the contempt finding, writing that "the trial court interfered with the constitutional prerogative of the Commissioners to appoint public officers."

    Related: Judge holds Fulton County commissioners in civil contempt over election board seats · Georgia Supreme Court hears the Fulton County Republican Party's appeal over two rejected election board nominees

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  12. Feb 10, 2026 County Courts and officials Decided by a court

    Judge orders the FBI search warrant affidavit for Fulton County's election records unsealed

    In Pitts v. United States (N.D. Ga., No. 1:26-cv-00809), Fulton County's suit for the return of election records the FBI seized on January 28, 2026, Judge J. P. Boulee on February 7, 2026 directed the clerk to unseal the docket and the county's motions and ordered the United States to file the search warrant affidavit by February 10, with the names of non-governmental witnesses redacted. The United States filed the redacted warrant materials on February 10. ABC News reported that the affidavit says a referral from Kurt Olsen, appointed by the President as Director of Election Security and Integrity, prompted the search.

    Related: FBI executes search warrant at Fulton County election warehouse for 2020 records · Judge denies Fulton County's motion for the return of election records seized by the FBI

    Source last checked Oct 23, 2026

  13. February 2026 County Courts and officials Reported

    State Election Board does not move to take over Fulton County elections after the FBI search

    The State Election Board's minutes for its February 18 and 19, 2026 meetings record discussion of its subpoenas for 2020 election documents and ballots from Fulton County and a 3-0 vote on February 19 ratifying spoliation letters sent to Fulton County entities about subpoenaed records returned by the FBI. A word search of the minutes finds no motion to take over, suspend or seize control of Fulton County's elections. The Georgia Recorder reported that a member said she was waiting to see what came of the Justice Department and FBI seizure, and that Commission Chair Robb Pitts had sued the federal government for return of the documents.

    Related: FBI executes search warrant at Fulton County election warehouse for 2020 records

    Source last checked Oct 21, 2026

  14. Jan 28, 2026 County Courts and officials Reported

    FBI executes search warrant at Fulton County election warehouse for 2020 records

    Fulton County's court filing of February 5, 2026 states that "On January 28, 2026, the United States obtained a Search Warrant under seal from Magistrate Judge Salinas" and that "Later that day, FBI agents executed the Warrant." The filing says the warrant authorized seizure of all physical ballots from the 2020 General Election in Fulton County, tabulator tapes for every voting machine, ballot images, and voter rolls. The Guardian reported on the search and said county officials called the first warrant legally incorrect and that the FBI then obtained a corrected one.

    Related: State Election Board does not move to take over Fulton County elections after the FBI search · Judge orders the FBI search warrant affidavit for Fulton County's election records unsealed · Judge denies Fulton County's motion for the return of election records seized by the FBI

    Source last checked Oct 21, 2026

  15. Jan 13, 2026 County Polling places and drop boxes Enacted

    Spalding County Board of Elections votes to consolidate voting precincts

    The Griffin Daily News reported on December 18, 2025 that the Spalding County elections director proposed cutting the county's voting precincts from 17 to nine, citing poll-worker staffing and an estimated saving of $8,170 per election. A newsletter that covers local meetings reported that, after a public hearing on January 13, 2026, the Board of Elections and Voter Registration voted to approve the consolidation, with two members voting against. The county elections office lists a press release on the consolidation dated January 14, 2026.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

2025

  1. Dec 1, 2025 State Courts and officials Decided by a court

    Eleventh Circuit vacates injunction against SB 202 gift ban near voting lines

    On December 1, 2025, the Eleventh Circuit vacated a district court order that had enjoined the SB 202 gift ban within 25 feet of voters standing in line, and remanded because the district court had not carried out the facial-challenge analysis required by Moody v. NetChoice. The panel did not reach the merits of the First Amendment claim.

    Related: Georgia enacts SB 202, the Election Integrity Act of 2021

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

  2. October 2025 County Courts and officials Pending

    NAACP and voters sue Meriwether County over county commission districts

    In October 2025 the Georgia State Conference of the NAACP and two voters sued the Meriwether County Board of Elections and Registration in the Northern District of Georgia. The amended complaint of October 20, 2025 alleges the county commission districts drawn in a 2022 plan deny Black voters an equal opportunity to elect candidates of choice, in violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

  3. Aug 27, 2025 County Courts and officials Struck down

    Judge holds Fulton County commissioners in civil contempt over election board seats

    On August 27, 2025, a Fulton County trial court found some commissioners in civil contempt, with an ongoing fine of $10,000 per day that they could end by appointing Jason Frazier and Julie Adams, nominated by the county Republican Party, to the Board of Registration and Elections. The Court of Appeals reversed the mandamus and contempt rulings on March 20, 2026.

    Related: Georgia Court of Appeals reverses order to seat Republican nominees on Fulton election board

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

  4. Jul 2, 2025 County Courts and officials Decided by a court

    Georgia Court of Appeals rules on Fulton County board member's duty to certify results

    On July 2, 2025, the Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed in part, and vacated and remanded in part, a trial court order declaring that Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections member Julie Adams had a mandatory duty to certify election results and was entitled, within limits, to non-protected election materials. The opinion records that she voted against certifying the March 2024 presidential preference primary and abstained from certifying the May 2024 primary.

    Source last checked Oct 27, 2026

  5. Jun 10, 2025 State Courts and officials Decided by a court

    Georgia Supreme Court invalidates four State Election Board rules

    On June 10, 2025, the Georgia Supreme Court concluded that of five rules the individual plaintiffs had standing to challenge, only one (video surveillance of drop boxes after the polls close each day) survived; "the other four rules are invalid." It overruled a 1990 nondelegation precedent, held the organizational plaintiffs lacked standing, and remanded one issue about a county board member's standing.

    Related: State Election Board adopts rules ahead of the November 2024 election

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

  6. Mar 31, 2025 State Courts and officials Withdrawn

    Attorney General directs Justice Department to dismiss its claims over SB 202

    On March 31, 2025, the Justice Department announced that Attorney General Pamela Bondi directed the department to dismiss its claims in In Re Georgia Senate Bill 202. The department's announcement said Black voter turnout increased under SB 202.

    Related: Justice Department sues Georgia over SB 202 under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act

    Source last checked Oct 27, 2026

  7. Jan 16, 2025 County Maps and lines Pending

    Justice Department sues Houston County, Georgia, over its method of electing county commissioners

    On January 16, 2025, in United States v. Houston County, GA (M.D. Ga.), the Justice Department filed a complaint under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act challenging the method of election of the county's board of commissioners. The Department's case page lists no outcome.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

2024

  1. August 2024 State Laws and rules Enacted

    State Election Board adopts rules ahead of the November 2024 election

    The Georgia Supreme Court's opinion records that in August 2024 the State Election Board adopted several rules before the November 2024 general election. Eternal Vigilance Action, Inc. and others sued the state, asking for a declaration that the rules were unconstitutional and contrary to the Election Code.

    Related: Georgia Supreme Court invalidates four State Election Board rules

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

  2. May 6, 2024 State Laws and rules Enacted

    Georgia enacts HB 1207 on election staff citizenship, ballot proofing and poll watchers

    The Georgia Senate Research Office records HB 1207 as signed May 6, 2024 (Act 599). It requires anyone employed or retained by a county election superintendent for election duties to be a U.S. citizen, requires local superintendents to proof ballots and share proofs with candidates, and clarifies the powers and access of poll watchers.

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

  3. May 6, 2024 State Laws and rules Enacted

    Georgia enacts HB 974 on ballot security paper and risk-limiting audits

    The Georgia Senate Research Office records HB 974 as signed May 6, 2024 (Act 589). It requires ballots on security paper with a visible watermark, a statewide system for posting scanned paper ballots, risk-limiting audits, and a pilot program for auditing ballot images with optical character recognition.

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

  4. May 6, 2024 State Laws and rules Enacted

    Georgia enacts SB 189: voter challenges, State Election Board changes, and a ballot text rule

    The Georgia Senate Research Office records SB 189 as signed May 6, 2024 (Act 697). It removes the Secretary of State from the State Election Board, adds conflict-of-interest provisions, revises provisions on challenging electors and residency, and requires the text portion of the ballot, not a QR code or similar coding, to be the official ballot. Section 7 was set to take effect July 1, 2026.

    Related: Georgia enacts SB 3EX: new voting equipment committee, mandatory recounts, and a later date for the SB 189 ballot rule

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

2023

  1. Dec 28, 2023 State Courts and officials Upheld

    Federal judge approves Georgia's 2023 remedial maps

    On December 28, 2023, U.S. District Judge Steve Jones approved the new congressional, State Senate and State House maps, finding that all three added majority-Black opportunity districts in the areas he had identified in October. GPB reported he rejected the plaintiffs' objection to the revised 7th Congressional District.

    Congressional districts named: GA-7

    Related: Georgia legislature enacts new congressional, Senate and House maps in a special session · Federal court finds 2021 Georgia maps violate Section 2 and bars their use

    Source last checked Oct 21, 2026

  2. Dec 8, 2023 State Maps and lines Enacted

    Georgia legislature enacts new congressional, Senate and House maps in a special session

    Governor Brian Kemp signed SB 1EX (the Georgia Senate Redistricting Act of 2023), HB 1EX (the Georgia House of Representatives Redistricting Act of 2023) and SB 3EX (the Georgia Congressional Redistricting Act of 2023) into law on December 8, 2023, according to the Secretary of State's notice to the federal court. The special session had begun November 29 and adjourned December 7, and the court's October 26, 2023 order had given the state until December 8 to adopt remedial plans. Each act took effect on the Governor's signature.

    Related: Federal court finds 2021 Georgia maps violate Section 2 and bars their use · Federal judge approves Georgia's 2023 remedial maps

    Source last checked Oct 21, 2026

  3. Oct 26, 2023 State Courts and officials Blocked by a court

    Federal court finds 2021 Georgia maps violate Section 2 and bars their use

    On October 26, 2023, in a 516-page opinion, a federal court declared that "SB 2EX violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act as to the following districts/areas: Enacted Congressional Districts 3, 6, 11, 13, and 14," and found violations in parts of the SB 1EX Senate and HB 1EX House plans. It permanently enjoined their use in any future election and gave the legislature until December 8, 2023 to enact remedial plans.

    Congressional districts named: GA-3, GA-6, GA-11, GA-13, GA-14

    Related: Georgia enacts 2021 congressional, State Senate and State House maps · Georgia legislature enacts new congressional, Senate and House maps in a special session · Eleventh Circuit vacates ruling against Georgia maps and remands in light of Callais · Supreme Court decides Allen v. Milligan

    Source last checked Oct 27, 2026

  4. Jan 13, 2023 County Courts and officials Reported

    Review panel recommends no state takeover of Fulton County elections board

    On January 13, 2023, the three-member Performance Review Board (Ryan Germany, Stephen Day, Rickey Kittle) issued its 19-page report on Fulton County elections. The report says: "Replacing the board would not be helpful and would in fact hinder the ongoing improvements to Fulton County elections." It also says improvement is needed to ensure readiness for the 2024 election cycle. (The cover page is dated "January 13, 2022"; the file name and the Fulton County government's release give January 13, 2023.) GPB reported the panel found areas for improvement but progress in streamlining processes and training.

    Related: Georgia enacts SB 202, the Election Integrity Act of 2021

    Source last checked Oct 21, 2026

2022

  1. Sep 30, 2022 State Courts and officials Decided by a court

    Federal court rules for state officials in Fair Fight Action v. Raffensperger

    On September 30, 2022, in what the opinion says is believed to have been the longest voting rights bench trial in the history of the Northern District of Georgia, the court found "in favor of Defendants and against Plaintiffs on all remaining Counts" of the second amended complaint. Earlier claims had been dismissed as moot after the state's changes in HB 316 and HB 392.

    Related: Georgia enacts HB 316: new voting machines, notice before list maintenance removals, polling place change limit

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

  2. Jul 27, 2022 County Polling places and drop boxes In effect

    Drop boxes in Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton and Gwinnett counties fall from 107 to 25 under Senate Bill 202

    NPR, WABE and Georgia Public Broadcasting reported on July 27, 2022 that, under Georgia's Senate Bill 202, the number of drop boxes in Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton and Gwinnett counties fell from 107 in the 2020 general election to 25 as of the May 24, 2022 primary. The law requires at least one box per county but no more than one per 100,000 voters, and requires boxes to be kept inside early-voting locations during their hours. The outlets reported that more than half of the roughly 550,000 voters who used a drop box in 2020 lived in those four counties.

    Counties: Cobb County, DeKalb County, Fulton County, Gwinnett County

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  3. Apr 27, 2022 State Laws and rules Enacted

    Governor signs SB 441 allowing Georgia Bureau of Investigation staff to assist with election security

    On April 27, 2022, Governor Kemp's office announced he had signed SB 441. The governor said the law would allow the state to engage Georgia Bureau of Investigation personnel to assist in ensuring elections are secure and fair, and that he had allocated $504,116 in fiscal year 2023 funds for the positions.

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

  4. January 2022 County Polling places and drop boxes Proposed

    Lincoln County elections officials propose moving all seven polling places to one site

    The Center for Public Integrity and Georgia Public Broadcasting reported on January 27, 2022 that Lincoln County election officials proposed consolidating the county's seven polling places into the recreation complex. Opponents delivered a petition that temporarily halted the plans. The elections director said the county lacked resources for the current setup and that more voters were casting absentee and early ballots; the outlets' analysis found about three-quarters of 2020 votes in the county were cast early or by absentee ballot.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

2021

  1. Dec 30, 2021 State Maps and lines Enacted

    Georgia enacts 2021 congressional, State Senate and State House maps

    A federal court opinion records that on December 30, 2021, Governor Kemp signed the redistricting plans passed after the 2020 census: SB 2EX for Congress, SB 1EX for the State Senate and HB 1EX for the State House. A lawsuit challenging them was filed the same day.

    Related: Federal court finds 2021 Georgia maps violate Section 2 and bars their use

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

  2. Dec 8, 2021 County Laws and rules In effect

    Federal determination requires election materials for the Hispanic language group in Gwinnett County, Georgia

    The Director of the Census Bureau's notice, published in the Federal Register on December 8, 2021 (86 FR 69611), lists Gwinnett County, Georgia, as covered by Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act for this language minority group: Hispanic. The notice says covered jurisdictions have a legal obligation to provide the minority language assistance that Section 203 prescribes; its table is titled bilingual election materials for voting rights.

    Related: Federal determination requires election materials for the Hispanic language group in Gwinnett County, Georgia

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  3. Jun 25, 2021 State Courts and officials Withdrawn

    Justice Department sues Georgia over SB 202 under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act

    On June 25, 2021, in United States v. State of Georgia, the Justice Department filed a complaint under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act challenging aspects of SB 202 "as intended to deny or abridge the right to vote on account of race or color." The department directed dismissal of its claims on March 31, 2025.

    Related: Georgia enacts SB 202, the Election Integrity Act of 2021 · Attorney General directs Justice Department to dismiss its claims over SB 202

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

  4. Mar 25, 2021 State Laws and rules Enacted

    Georgia enacts SB 202, the Election Integrity Act of 2021

    The Georgia Senate Research Office records that SB 202 (Act 9) was signed March 25, 2021. It describes an omnibus revision of the election code that creates a voter crime hotline, a framework for oversight of local election officials, identification requirements for absentee ballot applications and ballots, limits on county drop boxes, a ban on giving food or drink to an elector within 150 feet of a polling place, and a longer advance voting period with an added Saturday.

    Related: Justice Department sues Georgia over SB 202 under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act · Attorney General directs Justice Department to dismiss its claims over SB 202 · Eleventh Circuit vacates injunction against SB 202 gift ban near voting lines

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

2020

  1. Dec 7, 2020 State Courts and officials Decided by a court

    Georgia Secretary of State recertifies the 2020 presidential results after the audit and a requested recount

    On December 7, 2020, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger recertified the results of the November 3, 2020 presidential election. His office's release says the recertification followed "an audit-triggered hand recount and a formal recount requested by the Trump campaign," and that both "upheld the original outcome of the race." The same release notes that a federal judge in the Northern District of Georgia dismissed the lawsuit brought by attorney Sidney Powell that morning.

    Related: Georgia announces results of its statewide risk-limiting audit of the 2020 presidential race, a full hand tally

    Source last checked Oct 21, 2026

  2. Nov 19, 2020 State Courts and officials Decided by a court

    Georgia announces results of its statewide risk-limiting audit of the 2020 presidential race, a full hand tally

    On November 19, 2020, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced the results of the risk-limiting audit of Georgia's presidential contest. The release says that, because of the tight margin, the audit "was a full manual tally of all votes cast" and that it "upheld and reaffirmed the original outcome produced by the machine tally," with Joe Biden leading Donald Trump in the state. It also says the audit led some counties to find that they had not uploaded all memory cards, and that those counties uploaded them and recertified their results. The office's audit page reports that the highest error rate in any county recount was 0.73 percent.

    Related: Georgia Secretary of State recertifies the 2020 presidential results after the audit and a requested recount

    Source last checked Oct 21, 2026

2019

  1. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 7 fewer polling places in Appling County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Appling County had 16 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 9 in 2018, a change of -7 (-44%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC" and the 2018 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC". The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  2. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 4 fewer polling places in Bacon County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Bacon County had 5 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 1 in 2018, a change of -4 (-80%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC" and the 2018 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC". The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  3. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 1 fewer polling place in Bartow County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Bartow County had 17 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 16 in 2018, a change of -1 (-6%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC" and the 2018 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC". The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  4. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 3 fewer polling places in Ben Hill County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Ben Hill County had 5 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 2 in 2018, a change of -3 (-60%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC" and the 2018 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC". The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  5. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 2 fewer polling places in Berrien County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Berrien County had 7 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 5 in 2018, a change of -2 (-29%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC" and the 2018 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC". The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  6. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 9 fewer polling places in Bibb County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Bibb County had 40 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 31 in 2018, a change of -9 (-23%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC" and the 2018 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC". The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  7. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 6 fewer polling places in Brantley County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Brantley County had 9 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 3 in 2018, a change of -6 (-67%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC" and the 2018 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC". The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  8. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 2 fewer polling places in Brooks County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Brooks County had 9 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 7 in 2018, a change of -2 (-22%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC" and the 2018 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC". The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  9. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 4 fewer polling places in Butts County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Butts County had 5 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 1 in 2018, a change of -4 (-80%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC" and the 2018 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC". The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  10. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 2 fewer polling places in Carroll County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Carroll County had 30 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 28 in 2018, a change of -2 (-7%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC" and the 2018 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC". The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  11. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 1 fewer polling place in Catoosa County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Catoosa County had 12 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 11 in 2018, a change of -1 (-8%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC" and the 2018 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC". The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  12. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 1 fewer polling place in Charlton County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Charlton County had 9 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 8 in 2018, a change of -1 (-11%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC" and the 2018 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC". The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  13. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 1 more polling place in Chatham County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Chatham County had 89 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 90 in 2018, a change of +1 (1%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC" and the 2018 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC". The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  14. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 2 more polling places in Chattooga County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Chattooga County had 11 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 13 in 2018, a change of +2 (18%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC" and the 2018 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC". The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  15. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 12 fewer polling places in Cobb County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Cobb County had 153 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 141 in 2018, a change of -12 (-8%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC" and the 2018 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC". The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  16. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 1 fewer polling place in Coweta County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Coweta County had 28 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 27 in 2018, a change of -1 (-4%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC" and the 2018 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC". The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  17. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 3 more polling places in DeKalb County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that DeKalb County had 189 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 192 in 2018, a change of +3 (2%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC" and the 2018 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC". The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  18. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 6 fewer polling places in Early County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Early County had 11 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 5 in 2018, a change of -6 (-55%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC" and the 2018 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC". The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  19. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 1 fewer polling place in Emanuel County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Emanuel County had 12 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 11 in 2018, a change of -1 (-8%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC" and the 2018 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC". The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  20. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 9 fewer polling places in Forsyth County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Forsyth County had 25 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 16 in 2018, a change of -9 (-36%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC" and the 2018 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC". The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  21. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 6 fewer polling places in Franklin County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Franklin County had 13 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 7 in 2018, a change of -6 (-46%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC" and the 2018 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC". The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  22. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 22 more polling places in Fulton County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Fulton County had 351 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 373 in 2018, a change of +22 (6%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC" and the 2018 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC". The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  23. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 1 fewer polling place in Gordon County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Gordon County had 13 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 12 in 2018, a change of -1 (-8%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC" and the 2018 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC". The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  24. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 3 fewer polling places in Greene County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Greene County had 8 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 5 in 2018, a change of -3 (-38%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC" and the 2018 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC". The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  25. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 1 more polling place in Gwinnett County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Gwinnett County had 156 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 157 in 2018, a change of +1 (1%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC" and the 2018 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC". The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  26. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 7 fewer polling places in Habersham County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Habersham County had 14 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 7 in 2018, a change of -7 (-50%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC" and the 2018 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC". The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  27. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 4 fewer polling places in Hall County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Hall County had 35 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 31 in 2018, a change of -4 (-11%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC" and the 2018 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC". The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  28. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 3 more polling places in Hancock County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Hancock County had 7 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 10 in 2018, a change of +3 (43%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC" and the 2018 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC". The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  29. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 3 fewer polling places in Heard County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Heard County had 9 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 6 in 2018, a change of -3 (-33%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC" and the 2018 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC". The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  30. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 1 fewer polling place in Henry County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Henry County had 38 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 37 in 2018, a change of -1 (-3%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC" and the 2018 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC". The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  31. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 7 fewer polling places in Houston County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Houston County had 23 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 16 in 2018, a change of -7 (-30%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC" and the 2018 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC". The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  32. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 5 fewer polling places in Irwin County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Irwin County had 8 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 3 in 2018, a change of -5 (-63%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC" and the 2018 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC". The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  33. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 12 fewer polling places in Jackson County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Jackson County had 16 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 4 in 2018, a change of -12 (-75%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC" and the 2018 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC". The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  34. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 4 fewer polling places in Jasper County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Jasper County had 7 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 3 in 2018, a change of -4 (-57%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC" and the 2018 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC". The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  35. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 1 fewer polling place in Jones County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Jones County had 11 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 10 in 2018, a change of -1 (-9%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC" and the 2018 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC". The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  36. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 3 fewer polling places in Lanier County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Lanier County had 4 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 1 in 2018, a change of -3 (-75%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC" and the 2018 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC". The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  37. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 1 fewer polling place in Laurens County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Laurens County had 17 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 16 in 2018, a change of -1 (-6%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC" and the 2018 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC". The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  38. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 2 more polling places in Long County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Long County had 5 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 7 in 2018, a change of +2 (40%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC" and the 2018 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC". The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  39. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 3 fewer polling places in Lowndes County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Lowndes County had 12 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 9 in 2018, a change of -3 (-25%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC" and the 2018 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC". The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  40. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 8 fewer polling places in Lumpkin County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Lumpkin County had 9 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 1 in 2018, a change of -8 (-89%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC" and the 2018 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC". The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  41. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 2 fewer polling places in Marion County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Marion County had 7 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 5 in 2018, a change of -2 (-29%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC" and the 2018 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC". The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  42. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 1 fewer polling place in McDuffie County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that McDuffie County had 10 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 9 in 2018, a change of -1 (-10%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC" and the 2018 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC". The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  43. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 4 fewer polling places in Morgan County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Morgan County had 11 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 7 in 2018, a change of -4 (-36%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC" and the 2018 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC". The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  44. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 3 fewer polling places in Muscogee County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Muscogee County had 28 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 25 in 2018, a change of -3 (-11%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC" and the 2018 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC". The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  45. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 7 fewer polling places in Oglethorpe County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Oglethorpe County had 10 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 3 in 2018, a change of -7 (-70%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC" and the 2018 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC". The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  46. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 2 fewer polling places in Paulding County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Paulding County had 14 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 12 in 2018, a change of -2 (-14%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC" and the 2018 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC". The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  47. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 2 fewer polling places in Pulaski County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Pulaski County had 3 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 1 in 2018, a change of -2 (-67%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC" and the 2018 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC". The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  48. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 3 fewer polling places in Putnam County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Putnam County had 8 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 5 in 2018, a change of -3 (-38%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC" and the 2018 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC". The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  49. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 9 fewer polling places in Richmond County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Richmond County had 78 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 69 in 2018, a change of -9 (-12%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC" and the 2018 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC". The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  50. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 2 fewer polling places in Rockdale County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Rockdale County had 18 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 16 in 2018, a change of -2 (-11%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC" and the 2018 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC". The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  51. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 3 fewer polling places in Spalding County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Spalding County had 21 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 18 in 2018, a change of -3 (-14%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC" and the 2018 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC". The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  52. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 7 fewer polling places in Stephens County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Stephens County had 8 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 1 in 2018, a change of -7 (-88%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC" and the 2018 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC". The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  53. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 1 fewer polling place in Tattnall County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Tattnall County had 9 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 8 in 2018, a change of -1 (-11%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC" and the 2018 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC". The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  54. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 1 fewer polling place in Taylor County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Taylor County had 4 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 3 in 2018, a change of -1 (-25%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC" and the 2018 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC". The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  55. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 9 fewer polling places in Toombs County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Toombs County had 14 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 5 in 2018, a change of -9 (-64%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC" and the 2018 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC". The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  56. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 4 fewer polling places in Treutlen County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Treutlen County had 6 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 2 in 2018, a change of -4 (-67%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC" and the 2018 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC". The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  57. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 1 fewer polling place in Troup County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Troup County had 16 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 15 in 2018, a change of -1 (-6%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC" and the 2018 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC". The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  58. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 5 fewer polling places in Upson County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Upson County had 9 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 4 in 2018, a change of -5 (-56%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC" and the 2018 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC". The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  59. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 5 fewer polling places in Warren County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Warren County had 6 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 1 in 2018, a change of -5 (-83%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC" and the 2018 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC". The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  60. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 3 fewer polling places in Wayne County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Wayne County had 15 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 12 in 2018, a change of -3 (-20%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC" and the 2018 count as from a source the appendix lists as "AJC". The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  61. Apr 2, 2019 State Laws and rules Enacted

    Georgia enacts HB 316: new voting machines, notice before list maintenance removals, polling place change limit

    A federal court opinion records that Governor Kemp signed HB 316 on April 2, 2019. Among other things it provided for more notice in voter-list maintenance, provided that a voter registration is not automatically rejected under the exact match policy, provided for implementing new voting machines, and barred a county from changing a polling place less than thirty days before a general primary or general election.

    Related: Federal court rules for state officials in Fair Fight Action v. Raffensperger

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

2018

  1. Aug 24, 2018 County Polling places and drop boxes Failed

    Randolph County elections board rejects plan to close seven polling places

    On August 24, 2018, the Randolph County Board of Elections voted 2-0 to defeat a proposal to close seven of the county's voting locations before the November election, after widespread opposition. The Associated Press reported the vote preserved access for about 1,700 registered voters and that two precincts would have remained.

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

2016

  1. Dec 5, 2016 County Laws and rules Enacted

    Federal determination requires election materials for the Hispanic language group in Gwinnett County, Georgia

    The Director of the Census Bureau's notice, published in the Federal Register on December 5, 2016 (81 FR 87532), lists Gwinnett County, Georgia, as covered by Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act for this language minority group: Hispanic. The notice says covered jurisdictions have a legal obligation to provide the minority language assistance that Section 203 prescribes; its table is titled bilingual election materials for voting rights. The county also appears in the 2021 notice.

    Related: Federal determination requires election materials for the Hispanic language group in Gwinnett County, Georgia

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

2011

  1. Mar 7, 2011 State Courts and officials Upheld

    Georgia Supreme Court upholds the 2006 Photo ID Act

    On March 7, 2011, the Georgia Supreme Court upheld the 2006 Photo ID Act in a 6-1 decision. The Georgia Attorney General's office quoted the opinion as finding the requirement "a minimal, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory restriction which is warranted by the important regulatory interests of preventing voter fraud."

    Related: Georgia repeals its 2005 photo ID law and enacts the 2006 Photo ID Act · Georgia Supreme Court reverses ruling against the 2006 Photo ID Act on standing

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

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

  2. May 29, 2009 State Laws and rules Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects to Georgia voter registration verification program

    On May 29, 2009, the Justice Department objected under Section 5 to Georgia's voter verification program for voter registration application data, including citizenship status, saying it could not conclude the state had met its burden. The letter described the program as matching applicant information against records of the state Department of Driver Services.

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

  3. Jan 14, 2009 State Courts and officials Upheld

    Eleventh Circuit rules for Georgia in Common Cause/Georgia v. Billups on photo ID

    On January 14, 2009, the Eleventh Circuit vacated the dismissal of the NAACP and voters' complaint over Georgia's photo identification law and rendered judgment in favor of Georgia's election officials, relying on the Supreme Court's decision in Crawford v. Marion County Election Board. It affirmed an award of attorney's fees tied to an earlier injunction against a statute that charged a fee for a voter identification card.

    Related: Georgia requires government-issued photo identification to vote in person · Georgia repeals its 2005 photo ID law and enacts the 2006 Photo ID Act · Supreme Court decides Crawford v. Marion County Election Board

    Source last checked Oct 27, 2026

2007

  1. Jun 11, 2007 State Courts and officials Decided by a court

    Georgia Supreme Court reverses ruling against the 2006 Photo ID Act on standing

    In Perdue v. Lake, decided June 11, 2007, the Georgia Supreme Court reversed a trial court's determination that the 2006 Photo ID Act violated the state constitution. It held that the sole remaining plaintiff lacked standing to challenge the act.

    Related: Georgia repeals its 2005 photo ID law and enacts the 2006 Photo ID Act · Georgia Supreme Court upholds the 2006 Photo ID Act

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

2006

  1. Sep 12, 2006 County Laws and rules Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects to Randolph County school board chair reassignment

    On September 12, 2006, the Justice Department objected under Section 5 to a change in voter registration and candidate eligibility for Randolph County: the proposed reassignment of the Board of Education chair from District 5 to District 4. The letter said it could not conclude the county had shown the change was free of a discriminatory purpose.

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

  2. Feb 10, 2006 County Courts and officials Settled

    Long County agrees to consent decree over challenges to Hispanic voters

    On February 8, 2006, the United States sued Long County, Georgia under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, alleging officials required 45 Hispanic residents whose voting rights had been challenged to attend a hearing and prove citizenship. On February 10, 2006 the court entered a consent decree requiring training of election officials and poll workers, uniform procedures for voter challenges, and notice to the challenged voters that no evidence supported the challenges.

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

  3. 2006 State Laws and rules Enacted

    Georgia repeals its 2005 photo ID law and enacts the 2006 Photo ID Act

    In 2006, while an appeal was pending, the General Assembly repealed the 2005 statute and enacted a new one requiring voters to present photo identification to vote in person. The Eleventh Circuit's opinion records that the governor signed it, the Attorney General precleared it, and it took effect before the 2006 primary and general elections.

    Related: Georgia requires government-issued photo identification to vote in person · Georgia Supreme Court reverses ruling against the 2006 Photo ID Act on standing · Eleventh Circuit rules for Georgia in Common Cause/Georgia v. Billups on photo ID · Georgia Supreme Court upholds the 2006 Photo ID Act

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

2005

  1. Jul 1, 2005 State Laws and rules Enacted

    Georgia requires government-issued photo identification to vote in person

    In 2005 the General Assembly amended Georgia's identification statute to require all registered voters to show government-issued photo identification to vote in person. The requirement was to take effect July 1, 2005, subject to preclearance under Section 5. Organizations and voters sued in September 2005.

    Related: Georgia repeals its 2005 photo ID law and enacts the 2006 Photo ID Act · Eleventh Circuit rules for Georgia in Common Cause/Georgia v. Billups on photo ID

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

2003

  1. Jun 26, 2003 State Courts and officials Decided by a court

    Supreme Court decides Georgia v. Ashcroft on the 2001 State Senate plan

    In Georgia v. Ashcroft, decided June 26, 2003, the Supreme Court held that the District of Columbia court had failed to consider all the relevant factors in deciding whether Georgia's State Senate plan led to retrogression in Black voters' effective exercise of the electoral franchise under Section 5. It rejected Georgia's argument that a plan should be precleared if it satisfied Section 2.

    Source last checked Oct 20, 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

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 20, 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 20, 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 20, 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

1989

  1. Nov 13, 1989 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Lumber City (Telfair County): Majority vote for mayor

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated November 13, 1989, to Lumber City (Telfair County). The list describes the change as "Majority vote for mayor; majority vote, numbered posts and staggered terms for at-large council positions." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  2. May 30, 1989 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Augusta (Richmond County) and Richmond County

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated May 30, 1989, to Augusta (Richmond County) and Richmond County. The list describes the change as "Consolidation of the City of Augusta and Richmond County, Georgia (Act No. 934 (1988)) and the attendant repeal of the city charter for the City of Augusta (Act No. 938 (1988))." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

1988

  1. Jul 15, 1988 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Augusta (Richmond County) and Richmond County: Date selected for conducting consolidation referenda elections

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated July 15, 1988, to Augusta (Richmond County) and Richmond County. The list describes the change as "Date selected for conducting consolidation referenda elections." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  2. Jul 8, 1988 County Laws and rules Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Lumber City (Telfair County)

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated July 8, 1988, to Lumber City (Telfair County). The list describes the change as "Act No. 650 (1973)--majority vote requirement for the election of the mayor and council and a runoff election procedure and date, and to the provisions of the January 8, 1988, ordinance, insofar as they codify the majority vote requirement and designated posts." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  3. Feb 16, 1988 County Laws and rules Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Waycross (Pierce and Ware Counties)

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated February 16, 1988, to Waycross (Pierce and Ware Counties). The list describes the change as "Act No. 414 (1987)--increase in number of city commissioners from five to six, direct election of mayor by majority vote for four-year term, change in powers, duties, and authority of mayor, implementation schedule, March 8, 1988, special mayoral election." The list links the objection letter.

    Counties: Pierce County, Ware County

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

1987

  1. Aug 11, 1987 County Laws and rules Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Rome (Floyd County): Staggered terms and schedule for implementing staggered terms

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated August 11, 1987, to Rome (Floyd County). The list describes the change as "Act No. 240 (1987)--staggered terms and schedule for implementing staggered terms." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  2. Jul 27, 1987 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Augusta (Richmond County): Eight annexations

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated July 27, 1987, to Augusta (Richmond County). The list describes the change as "Eight annexations." The list adds the note "Withdrawn 7-15-88 upon change in method of election." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  3. Apr 24, 1987 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Macon (Bibb and Jones Counties): Deannexation (Act No. 590, S.B. No. 298 (1984))

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated April 24, 1987, to Macon (Bibb and Jones Counties). The list describes the change as "Deannexation (Act No. 590, S.B. No. 298 (1984))." The list links the objection letter.

    Counties: Bibb County, Jones County

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  4. Mar 3, 1987 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Forsyth (Monroe County): Thirteen annexations

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated March 3, 1987, to Forsyth (Monroe County). The list describes the change as "Thirteen annexations." The list adds the note "Withdrawn 7-8-88." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

1986

  1. Oct 20, 1986 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Wrens (Jefferson County): Majority vote requirement and the numbered posts for the election of mayor and city commission

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated October 20, 1986, to Wrens (Jefferson County). The list describes the change as "Majority vote requirement and the numbered posts for the election of mayor and city commission." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  2. Apr 28, 1986 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Quitman (Brooks County): From at-large to two multimember districts and one at-large position

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated April 28, 1986, to Quitman (Brooks County). The list describes the change as "Method of election--from at-large to two multimember districts and one at-large position; majority vote requirement; districting plan." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  3. Mar 28, 1986 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Jesup (Wayne County): Numbered positions

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated March 28, 1986, to Jesup (Wayne County). The list describes the change as "1968--numbered positions; majority vote; 1985--method of election; districting plan." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  4. Mar 18, 1986 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Lamar County: Method of election--four single-member districts and one at-large

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated March 18, 1986, to Lamar County. The list describes the change as "Act No. 513 (H.B. No. 1048 (1985))--method of election--four single-member districts and one at-large; majority vote requirement; increase in the number of county commissioners--from three to five; decrease in the terms of office--from six to four-year, staggered terms; implementation schedule; districting plan." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

1985

  1. Dec 17, 1985 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Forsyth (Monroe County): Majority vote requirement

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated December 17, 1985, to Forsyth (Monroe County). The list describes the change as "Majority vote requirement; numbered positions; 10 annexations." The list adds the note "Objection to annexations Withdrawn 7-8-88." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  2. Nov 29, 1985 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Lyons (Toombs County): Method of election

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated November 29, 1985, to Lyons (Toombs County). The list describes the change as "Act No. 76 (H.B. No. 327 (1985))--method of election; districting plan." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  3. Sep 25, 1985 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Griffin (Spalding County): From at large to 4:1

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated September 25, 1985, to Griffin (Spalding County). The list describes the change as "Method of election--from at large to 4:1; districting plan (board of commissioners)." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

1984

  1. Dec 3, 1984 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in McDonough (Henry County): Districting (councilmanic districts)

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated December 3, 1984, to McDonough (Henry County). The list describes the change as "Districting (councilmanic districts)." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  2. Aug 31, 1984 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Newnan (Coweta County): Method of electing the city council from at-large to single-member districts with two at-large seats

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated August 31, 1984, to Newnan (Coweta County). The list describes the change as "Act No. 640 (S.B. No. 505 (1984))--method of electing the city council from at-large to single-member districts with two at-large seats; increases the number of councilmembers from four to six; districting plan." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  3. Jul 23, 1984 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Thomas County: Method of election--at-large to single-member districts

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated July 23, 1984, to Thomas County. The list describes the change as "Act No. 27 (H.B. No. 762 (1983))--method of election--at-large to single-member districts; districting plan (commissioners)." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  4. Jun 11, 1984 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Bacon County: At-large elections

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated June 11, 1984, to Bacon County. The list describes the change as "Act No. 470 (H.B. No. 786 (1983))--at-large elections; Act No. 1177 (H.B. No. 1901 (1982))--at-large elections." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  5. Jun 11, 1984 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Bacon County: Method of election--single-member districts to at-large with residency districts

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated June 11, 1984, to Bacon County. The list describes the change as "Act No. 204 (H.B. No. 243 (1963))--method of election--single-member districts to at-large with residency districts." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  6. Feb 21, 1984 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Brunswick (Glynn County): Procedures for referendum election on consolidation (use of only county registration list)

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated February 21, 1984, to Brunswick (Glynn County). The list describes the change as "Procedures for referendum election on consolidation (use of only county registration list)." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

1983

  1. Dec 12, 1983 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in College Park (Clayton and Fulton Counties): Redistricting (councilmanic districts)

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated December 12, 1983, to College Park (Clayton and Fulton Counties). The list describes the change as "Redistricting (councilmanic districts)." The list links the objection letter.

    Counties: Clayton County, Fulton County

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  2. Sep 19, 1983 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Baldwin County School District: At-large elections

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated September 19, 1983, to Baldwin County School District. The list describes the change as "Act No. 1275, S.B. No. 614 (1972)--at-large elections." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  3. Sep 6, 1983 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

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

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated September 6, 1983, to Sumter County School District. The list describes the change as "Redistricting." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  4. Aug 19, 1983 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Taylor County School District: Method of election (board of education)

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated August 19, 1983, to Taylor County School District. The list describes the change as "Act No. 283 (H.B. No. 566 (1975))--method of election (board of education); redistricting decrease from 9 to 5 board members." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  5. Jan 3, 1983 County Laws and rules Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Kingsland (Camden County): Numbered positions

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated January 3, 1983, to Kingsland (Camden County). The list describes the change as "Numbered positions." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

1982

  1. Dec 17, 1982 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

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

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated December 17, 1982, to Sumter County School District. The list describes the change as "Redistricting." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  2. Nov 26, 1982 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Bibb County School District: Redistricting (board of education)

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated November 26, 1982, to Bibb County School District. The list describes the change as "Act No. 1185 (H.B. No. 1918 (1982))--redistricting (board of education)." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  3. Nov 22, 1982 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in McDonough (Henry County): Redistricting

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated November 22, 1982, to McDonough (Henry County). The list describes the change as "Redistricting." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  4. Aug 16, 1982 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Brunswick and Glynn County: Charter for the consolidation of Glynn County and the City of Brunswick

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated August 16, 1982, to Brunswick and Glynn County. The list describes the change as "Charter for the consolidation of Glynn County and the City of Brunswick; 6:1 method of election and districting plan; procedures for referendum election (single referendum)." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  5. Jul 12, 1982 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Dougherty County: Redistricting (commissioner districts)

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated July 12, 1982, to Dougherty County. The list describes the change as "Redistricting (commissioner districts)." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  6. Jul 12, 1982 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Glynn County: Redistricting (commissioner districts)

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated July 12, 1982, to Glynn County. The list describes the change as "Redistricting (commissioner districts)." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  7. Jun 29, 1982 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Adel (Cook County): Charter amendments

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated June 29, 1982, to Adel (Cook County). The list describes the change as "Act No. 855 (H.B. No. 1553 (1976))--charter amendments; Ordinance No. 81-5--annexation; 21 annexations." The list adds the note "Withdrawn 8-11-83 following change in method of election." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  8. Mar 5, 1982 County Laws and rules Blocked by federal objection

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

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated March 5, 1982, to DeKalb County. The list describes the change as "Restriction of neighborhood voter registration drives to even-numbered years, requirement that written preclearance be received, and adoption of written policy concerning these changes." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  9. Feb 11, 1982 State Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects to Georgia Senate, House and congressional redistricting plans

    On February 11, 1982, the Justice Department objected under Section 5 to Georgia's 1981 Senate, House and congressional redistricting acts (Acts 4, 3 and 5). The department's list notes that a declaratory judgment was denied as to the congressional plan (Act No. 5) in Busbee v. Smith, 549 F. Supp. 494 (D.D.C. 1982), affirmed 459 U.S. 1166 (1983).

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

1981

  1. Jul 6, 1981 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Griffin-Spalding County School District (Spalding County)

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated July 6, 1981, to Griffin-Spalding County School District (Spalding County). The list describes the change as "Act No. 933 (H.B. No. 1127 (1972))--abolishment of the two multi-member election districts and their attendant residency districts; the establishment of a numbered posts system." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  2. Mar 2, 1981 County Laws and rules Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Augusta (Richmond County): Majority vote

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated March 2, 1981, to Augusta (Richmond County). The list describes the change as "Act No. 1167 (H.B. No. 1531 (1980))--majority vote." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  3. Feb 2, 1981 County Laws and rules Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Statesboro (Bulloch County): Increase in terms of office from two to four years

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated February 2, 1981, to Statesboro (Bulloch County). The list describes the change as "Act No. 109 (H.B. No. 675 (1966))--increase in terms of office from two to four years." The list adds the note "Withdrawn 5-13-81." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

1980

  1. Sep 11, 1980 County Laws and rules Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects to DeKalb County limits on neighborhood voter registration drives

    On September 11, 1980, the Justice Department objected under Section 5 to DeKalb County's disallowance of neighborhood voter registration drives. The letter said Black residents were 32 percent of the voting-age population but 13 percent of registered voters, with 24 percent of Black voting-age residents registered against 81 percent of white. A second objection on March 5, 1982 covered restricting such drives to even-numbered years, a requirement that written preclearance be received, and a written policy on these changes.

    Source last checked Oct 27, 2026

  2. Aug 15, 1980 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Statesboro (Bulloch County): Annexation

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated August 15, 1980, to Statesboro (Bulloch County). The list describes the change as "Annexation." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  3. Jul 31, 1980 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Dooly County: At-large elections

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated July 31, 1980, to Dooly County. The list describes the change as "Act No. 237 (1967)--at-large elections; residency requirement; staggered terms." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  4. May 27, 1980 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Henry County: Redistricting

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated May 27, 1980, to Henry County. The list describes the change as "Act No. 679--redistricting; 5:1 method of election." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  5. Mar 24, 1980 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Alapaha (Berrien County): Numbered posts

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated March 24, 1980, to Alapaha (Berrien County). The list describes the change as "Act No. 227, H.B. No. 551 (1979))--numbered posts; majority vote requirement; filing fees; dual registration (county and city) as a prerequisite to voting in municipal elections." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

1979

  1. Dec 10, 1979 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Statesboro (Bulloch County): Annexation

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated December 10, 1979, to Statesboro (Bulloch County). The list describes the change as "Annexation." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  2. Jul 23, 1979 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

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

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated July 23, 1979, to Henry County. The list describes the change as "Act No. 186 (1969) - At Large method of election from residency districts for the Board of Commissioners of Henry County Georgia; and Act No. 1240 (1976) - Staggered terms under an at large method of election." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  3. Jul 23, 1979 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Henry County School District: At-large elections

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated July 23, 1979, to Henry County School District. The list describes the change as "Amendment to State Constitution (H.R. No. 223-967 (1966))--at-large elections; residency requirement; staggered terms." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  4. Mar 15, 1979 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Pike County School District: At-large elections

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated March 15, 1979, to Pike County School District. The list describes the change as "H.B. No. 1947 (1972)--at-large elections; residency requirement." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

1978

  1. Oct 17, 1978 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Lakeland (Lanier County): Numbered posts

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated October 17, 1978, to Lakeland (Lanier County). The list describes the change as "Act No. 1053, H.B. 1278 (1974)--numbered posts." The list adds the note "Withdrawn 2-9-79." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  2. Sep 15, 1978 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Mitchell County School District: At-large elections

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated September 15, 1978, to Mitchell County School District. The list describes the change as "Act No. 832 (1970), Section 4--at-large elections; numbered posts; majority vote requirement." The list adds the note "Withdrawn 5-3-79." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  3. Aug 4, 1978 County Polling places and drop boxes Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Kingsland (Camden County): Polling place

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated August 4, 1978, to Kingsland (Camden County). The list describes the change as "Polling place." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  4. Jun 27, 1978 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Savannah (Chatham County): Annexation

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated June 27, 1978, to Savannah (Chatham County). The list describes the change as "Annexation; at-large elections; numbered posts." The list adds the note "Withdrawn 10-2-78." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  5. Jun 16, 1978 County Laws and rules Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Quitman (Brooks County): Majority vote requirement

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated June 16, 1978, to Quitman (Brooks County). The list describes the change as "Act No. 1011 (1970)--majority vote requirement." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

1977

  1. Dec 16, 1977 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Terrell County School District: At-large elections

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated December 16, 1977, to Terrell County School District. The list describes the change as "At-large elections; staggered terms; residency requirement." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  2. Dec 9, 1977 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in College Park (Fulton County): Redistricting

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated December 9, 1977, to College Park (Fulton County). The list describes the change as "Redistricting; seventeen annexations." The list adds the note "Objection to annexations Withdrawn 5-22-78." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  3. Jul 7, 1977 County Laws and rules Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Palmetto (Fulton County): Majority vote requirement

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated July 7, 1977, to Palmetto (Fulton County). The list describes the change as "Act No. 489 (1977)--majority vote requirement." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  4. Jul 1, 1977 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Rockdale County: At-large elections

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated July 1, 1977, to Rockdale County. The list describes the change as "Act No. 119 (1977)--at-large elections; majority vote requirement; numbered posts; staggered terms." The list adds the note "Withdrawn 9-9-77." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  5. Jun 26, 1977 County Laws and rules Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Moultrie (Colquitt County): Majority vote requirement

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated June 26, 1977, to Moultrie (Colquitt County). The list describes the change as "Act No. 277 (1965) and Act No. 1448 (1972)--majority vote requirement." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  6. Jun 21, 1977 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Charlton County: Numbered posts

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated June 21, 1977, to Charlton County. The list describes the change as "Act No. 1222 (1974), Section 2--numbered posts; Section 3--staggered terms." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  7. Jun 21, 1977 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Charlton County School District: At-large elections

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated June 21, 1977, to Charlton County School District. The list describes the change as "Act No. 360 (1975), Sections 2, 3 and 9--at-large elections; residency requirement; numbered posts; staggered terms; majority vote." The list adds the note "Declaratory judgment granted in Charlton County Board of Education v. United States, No. 78-0564 (D.D.C. Nov. 1, 1978)." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  8. Jun 3, 1977 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Bainbridge (Decatur County): Reduction in size of board of aldermen

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated June 3, 1977, to Bainbridge (Decatur County). The list describes the change as "Reduction in size of board of aldermen; majority vote requirement; numbered posts." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  9. Apr 27, 1977 County Laws and rules Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Palmetto (Fulton County): Majority vote requirement

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated April 27, 1977, to Palmetto (Fulton County). The list describes the change as "Act No. 489 (1977)--majority vote requirement." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

1976

  1. Nov 26, 1976 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Rockmart (Polk County): At-large elections

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated November 26, 1976, to Rockmart (Polk County). The list describes the change as "At-large elections; residency requirement." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  2. Oct 13, 1976 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Monroe (Walton County): Two annexations

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated October 13, 1976, to Monroe (Walton County). The list describes the change as "Two annexations." The list adds the note "Withdrawn 11-25-77." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  3. Jul 16, 1976 County Laws and rules Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Long County School District: Residency requirement

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated July 16, 1976, to Long County School District. The list describes the change as "Act No. 1200 (1976)--residency requirement." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  4. Jun 18, 1976 County Laws and rules Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Social Circle (Walton County): Staggered terms

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated June 18, 1976, to Social Circle (Walton County). The list describes the change as "Act No. 307--staggered terms; increase term." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  5. Jun 4, 1976 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Wilkes County School District and Commissioners: At-large elections

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated June 4, 1976, to Wilkes County School District and Commissioners. The list describes the change as "At-large elections; residency requirement; staggered terms; numbered posts." The list adds the note "Declaratory judgement denied inWilkes County v. United States, 450 F. Supp. 1171 (D.D.C. 1978), aff'd mem. 439 U.S. 999 (1978)." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  6. Feb 10, 1976 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Sharon (Taliaferro County): Numbered post requirement

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated February 10, 1976, to Sharon (Taliaferro County). The list describes the change as "Act No. 409 (1975)--numbered post requirement." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  7. Jan 29, 1976 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Newton County: Multimember districts

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated January 29, 1976, to Newton County. The list describes the change as "Act No. 293 (1967)--multimember districts; staggered terms; and Act No. 436 (1971)--at-large elections; staggered terms; residency requirement." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

1975

  1. Nov 17, 1975 County Laws and rules Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Glynn County: Majority vote requirement

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated November 17, 1975, to Glynn County. The list describes the change as "Act No. 398 and Act No. 292--majority vote requirement; staggered terms." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  2. Nov 3, 1975 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Newton County School District: Staggered terms

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated November 3, 1975, to Newton County School District. The list describes the change as "Act No. 163 and Act No. 332--staggered terms; majority vote requirement; at-large elections; multimember districts; residency requirement." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  3. Oct 23, 1975 County Laws and rules Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Athens (Clarke County): Majority vote requirement (mayor, aldermen and recorder)

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated October 23, 1975, to Athens (Clarke County). The list describes the change as "Majority vote requirement (mayor, aldermen and recorder)." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  4. Oct 20, 1975 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Crawfordville (Taliaferro County): City charter

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated October 20, 1975, to Crawfordville (Taliaferro County). The list describes the change as "S.B. No. 310 (1975)--city charter; majority vote requirement; numbered posts." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  5. Oct 20, 1975 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Rome (Floyd County): Residency wards for board of education

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated October 20, 1975, to Rome (Floyd County). The list describes the change as "Residency wards for board of education; majority vote and numbered post requirements with staggered terms for board of education and city commissioners." The list adds the note "Declaratory judgment denied in City of Rome v. United States, 472 F. Supp. 221 (D.D.C. 1979), aff'd, 446 U.S. 156 (1980)." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  6. Oct 7, 1975 County Laws and rules Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Ocilla (Irwin County): Increase in candidate's filing fees

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated October 7, 1975, to Ocilla (Irwin County). The list describes the change as "Increase in candidate's filing fees." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  7. Aug 26, 1975 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Covington (Newton County): City charter provisions for majority vote requirement

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated August 26, 1975, to Covington (Newton County). The list describes the change as "Act No. 514--city charter provisions for majority vote requirement; numbered posts; staggered terms." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  8. Aug 18, 1975 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Harris County School District: At-large elections

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated August 18, 1975, to Harris County School District. The list describes the change as "Act No. 179 (1975)--at-large elections; residency requirement." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  9. Aug 1, 1975 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Rome (Floyd County): Sixty annexations

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated August 1, 1975, to Rome (Floyd County). The list describes the change as "Sixty annexations." The list adds the note "Partial Withdrawal 10-20-75 and 8-12-76; declaratory judgment denied in City of Rome v. United States, 472 F. Supp. 221 (D.D.C. 1979), aff'd, 446 U.S. 156 (1980); remainder of objection Withdrawn 8-5-80 upon change in method of election." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  10. Jul 29, 1975 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Madison (Morgan County): Numbered posts

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated July 29, 1975, to Madison (Morgan County). The list describes the change as "Act Nos. 58 (1975) and 826 (1974)--numbered posts; majority vote requirement and staggered terms for board of education and city commission." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  11. Jun 13, 1975 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Macon (Bibb County): Redistricting

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated June 13, 1975, to Macon (Bibb County). The list describes the change as "Redistricting." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  12. Jun 10, 1975 County Laws and rules Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Newnan (Coweta County): Staggered terms

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated June 10, 1975, to Newnan (Coweta County). The list describes the change as "Act No. 675 (1973)--staggered terms." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  13. May 9, 1975 County Laws and rules Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Stockbridge (Henry County): Registration procedures

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated May 9, 1975, to Stockbridge (Henry County). The list describes the change as "Registration procedures." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

1974

  1. Oct 30, 1974 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Wadley (Jefferson County): Numbered posts

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated October 30, 1974, to Wadley (Jefferson County). The list describes the change as "Act No. 1304--numbered posts; majority vote requirement." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  2. Sep 3, 1974 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Thomson (McDuffie County): Numbered posts

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated September 3, 1974, to Thomson (McDuffie County). The list describes the change as "Numbered posts; staggered terms; expansion of council; extended terms; majority vote requirement (mayor only)." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  3. Aug 12, 1974 County Polling places and drop boxes Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Jones County: Polling place

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated August 12, 1974, to Jones County. The list describes the change as "Polling place." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  4. Jul 31, 1974 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Meriwether County: At-large elections

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated July 31, 1974, to Meriwether County. The list describes the change as "Act No. 1046 (1970)--at-large elections; numbered posts." The list adds the note "Withdrawn 10-25-74." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  5. Jun 19, 1974 County Laws and rules Blocked by federal objection

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

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated June 19, 1974, to East Dublin (Laurens County). The list describes the change as "Postponement of election." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  6. Jun 4, 1974 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Louisville (Jefferson County): Numbered posts

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated June 4, 1974, to Louisville (Jefferson County). The list describes the change as "Act No. 1071--numbered posts; majority vote requirement; staggered terms." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  7. May 30, 1974 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Clarke County School District: At-large elections

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated May 30, 1974, to Clarke County School District. The list describes the change as "Act No. 602--at-large elections; numbered posts; majority vote requirement." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  8. May 22, 1974 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Fulton County: Numbered posts

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated May 22, 1974, to Fulton County. The list describes the change as "Act No. 130 (1973)--numbered posts; majority vote requirement." The list adds the note "Withdrawn 7-2-76." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  9. May 13, 1974 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Ft. Valley (Peach County): Numbered posts

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated May 13, 1974, to Ft. Valley (Peach County). The list describes the change as "Numbered posts; majority vote requirement (city council and utility board)." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  10. Mar 4, 1974 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

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

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated March 4, 1974, to East Dublin (Laurens County). The list describes the change as "Act R667 (1973)--numbered posts; staggered terms." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

1973

  1. Dec 7, 1973 County Laws and rules Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Albany (Dougherty County): Filing fees

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated December 7, 1973, to Albany (Dougherty County). The list describes the change as "Filing fees." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  2. Aug 27, 1973 County Laws and rules Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Thomasville School District (Thomas County): Majority vote requirement

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated August 27, 1973, to Thomasville School District (Thomas County). The list describes the change as "Act No. 418 (1973)--majority vote requirement; residency requirement." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  3. Aug 14, 1973 County Laws and rules Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Perry (Houston County): Majority vote requirement

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated August 14, 1973, to Perry (Houston County). The list describes the change as "Majority vote requirement." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  4. Aug 2, 1973 County Laws and rules Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Hogansville (Troup County): Majority vote requirement

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated August 2, 1973, to Hogansville (Troup County). The list describes the change as "Act No. 1053 (1973)--majority vote requirement." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  5. Aug 2, 1973 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Hogansville Board of Education (Troup County): Numbered posts

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated August 2, 1973, to Hogansville Board of Education (Troup County). The list describes the change as "Act No. 1052 (1973)--numbered posts; majority vote requirement." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  6. Jul 13, 1973 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Sumter County School Board: At-large elections

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated July 13, 1973, to Sumter County School Board. The list describes the change as "At-large elections." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  7. Jun 22, 1973 County Laws and rules Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Ocilla (Irwin County): Majority vote requirement

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated June 22, 1973, to Ocilla (Irwin County). The list describes the change as "Act No. 1205--majority vote requirement; filing fee increased." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  8. May 7, 1973 State Courts and officials Decided by a court

    Supreme Court decides Georgia v. United States on the 1972 House reapportionment

    In Georgia v. United States, decided May 7, 1973, the Supreme Court held that Georgia's 1972 reapportionment changes were "standards, practices, or procedures with respect to voting" within Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, and that the Attorney General had properly placed on Georgia the burden of proving the plan had no racially discriminatory purpose or effect. The Court affirmed the three-judge court's ruling and held that future elections under that plan would be enjoined until a plan cleared Section 5 review.

    Related: Justice Department objects to Georgia House and Senate redistricting plans

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

  9. Apr 9, 1973 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Cuthbert (Randolph County): Numbered posts

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated April 9, 1973, to Cuthbert (Randolph County). The list describes the change as "Numbered posts." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  10. Jan 29, 1973 County Laws and rules Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Cochran (Bleckley County): Majority vote requirement

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated January 29, 1973, to Cochran (Bleckley County). The list describes the change as "Majority vote requirement." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

1972

  1. Dec 5, 1972 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Harris County: Numbered posts

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated December 5, 1972, to Harris County. The list describes the change as "Act No. 1359--numbered posts." The list adds the note "Withdrawn 3-30-73." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  2. Nov 27, 1972 County Polling places and drop boxes Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects to Atlanta polling place and precinct line changes

    The Justice Department's list of Georgia determination letters records a Section 5 objection dated November 27, 1972 to changes in polling places and precinct lines submitted by the City of Atlanta (listed under Fulton County).

    Source last checked Oct 27, 2026

  3. Aug 24, 1972 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Thomasville School District (Thomas County): Numbered posts

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated August 24, 1972, to Thomasville School District (Thomas County). The list describes the change as "Act No. 765--numbered posts; majority vote requirement." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  4. Aug 7, 1972 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Twiggs County: At-large elections

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated August 7, 1972, to Twiggs County. The list describes the change as "Act No. 649--at-large elections; residency requirement." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  5. Jul 31, 1972 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Newnan (Coweta County): Numbered posts

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated July 31, 1972, to Newnan (Coweta County). The list describes the change as "Act No. 912--numbered posts; majority vote requirement." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  6. Mar 3, 1972 State Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects to Georgia House and Senate redistricting plans

    On March 3, 1972, the Attorney General objected under Section 5 to Georgia's legislative redistricting enactments. The Supreme Court later described the objection to the 1971 House plan as resting on the combination of multimember districts, majority runoff elections and numbered posts, and recorded that the Attorney General rejected the legislature's superseding 1972 House plan on March 24, 1972.

    Related: Supreme Court decides Georgia v. United States on the 1972 House reapportionment

    Source last checked Oct 27, 2026

  7. Feb 11, 1972 Congressional district: GA-5, GA-6 Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects to Georgia congressional plan for the Fifth and Sixth Districts

    In a letter of February 11, 1972, the Justice Department found no basis to object to Georgia's congressional redistricting plan except for the boundaries of the proposed Fifth and Sixth Districts. The letter said the department could not conclude that the new boundaries would not have a discriminatory racial effect on voting by minimizing or diluting Black voting strength in the Atlanta area.

    Source last checked Oct 27, 2026

  8. Feb 4, 1972 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Jonesboro (Clayton County): Numbered posts

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated February 4, 1972, to Jonesboro (Clayton County). The list describes the change as "Act No. 323--numbered posts; majority vote requirement; election date." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  9. Jan 7, 1972 County Laws and rules Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Albany (Dougherty County): Dates of elections

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated January 7, 1972, to Albany (Dougherty County). The list describes the change as "Act No. 627--dates of elections." The list adds the note "Withdrawn 12-7-73." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  10. Jan 7, 1972 County Laws and rules Blocked by federal objection

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

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated January 7, 1972, to Waynesboro (Burke County). The list describes the change as "Act No. 572--majority vote requirement." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

1971

  1. Dec 2, 1971 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Conyers (Rockdale County): Terms of office

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated December 2, 1971, to Conyers (Rockdale County). The list describes the change as "H.B. No. 1590--terms of office; numbered posts; majority vote requirement." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  2. Nov 16, 1971 County Polling places and drop boxes Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Albany (Dougherty County): Polling place

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated November 16, 1971, to Albany (Dougherty County). The list describes the change as "Polling place." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  3. Oct 13, 1971 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Newnan (Coweta County): Numbered posts

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated October 13, 1971, to Newnan (Coweta County). The list describes the change as "Numbered posts." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  4. Oct 1, 1971 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Hinesville (Liberty County): Numbered posts and majority vote requirement

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated October 1, 1971, to Hinesville (Liberty County). The list describes the change as "Numbered posts and majority vote requirement." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  5. Aug 24, 1971 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Bibb County School District: At-large elections

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated August 24, 1971, to Bibb County School District. The list describes the change as "Act No. 747 (1971)--at-large elections." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  6. Aug 6, 1971 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Clarke County School District: Reduction in size of board

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated August 6, 1971, to Clarke County School District. The list describes the change as "Act No. 257--reduction in size of board; redistricting." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

1969

  1. Dec 13, 1969 County Laws and rules Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Summerville (Chattooga County): Change in election procedures

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated December 13, 1969, to Summerville (Chattooga County). The list describes the change as "Paragraph 7--change in election procedures." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

1968

  1. Dec 12, 1968 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects under Section 5 to a change in Webster County: Polling place consolidation for special election

    The Justice Department's list of Section 5 objections for Georgia records an objection letter dated December 12, 1968, to Webster County. The list describes the change as "Polling place consolidation for special election." The list links the objection letter.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  2. Aug 30, 1968 State Laws and rules Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects to Georgia registration literacy test and related election rules

    The Justice Department's list of Georgia determination letters records Section 5 objections on June 19, July 11 and August 30, 1968, to Georgia acts and rules on assistance to illiterates, literacy tests and poll officials' qualifications. The August 30, 1968 entry is described as 'Literacy test for registration.' The letter of that date responds to the state's submission of State Election Board rules adopted July 17, 1968.

    Related: Voting Rights Act of 1965 signed into law

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

Nationwide

2026

  1. Oct 26, 2026 National Courts and officials Pending

    Homeland Security appeals the injunction on its election field operations to the Ninth Circuit

    On October 26, 2026, the Department of Homeland Security, its component agencies and the officials named in California Nurses Association v. Mullin (N.D. Cal., No. 4:26-cv-10680) filed a notice of appeal to the Ninth Circuit from Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín's October 21 order granting a preliminary injunction against certain election-related field operations in nine states.

    Related: Federal judge bars Homeland Security election field operations aimed at people believed to be citizens in nine states

    Source last checked Oct 27, 2026

  2. Oct 23, 2026 National Courts and officials Pending

    Democratic plaintiffs ask for fast-tracked discovery in their suit over federal pressure on election officials

    On October 23, 2026, the plaintiffs in DSCC v. Trump (No. 1:26-cv-03674-JEB, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia) filed a motion for expedited discovery. The plaintiffs are the DSCC, the DCCC, the Democratic Governors Association, Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, House Minority Leader Hakeem S. Jeffries, the Nevada State Democratic Party and Erick Jose Jimenez. The motion asks for all non-privileged communications the defendants have sent since July 1, 2026 to state or local election officials demanding or requesting that they remove specific registered voters from statewide lists, refuse ballots to specific voters, or set aside or not count ballots returned by specific voters, plus answers to interrogatories. It says the plaintiffs are "seriously contemplating" a request for emergency relief before the November 3 election, and cites an October 21, 2026 order allowing narrow expedited discovery in NAACP v. DHS in the same court.

    Related: Democratic leaders and party committees sue to bar federal orders removing voters or holding back ballots

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  3. Oct 21, 2026 National Courts and officials Blocked by a court

    Federal judge bars Homeland Security election field operations aimed at people believed to be citizens in nine states

    On October 21, 2026, Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted a preliminary injunction in California Nurses Association v. Mullin (No. 4:26-cv-10680), a suit by the California Nurses Association, National Nurses United, the City and County of San Francisco, the County of Santa Clara and the Voto Latino Foundation. The order says that in August 2026 the Department of Homeland Security started an "Unlawful Voter Initiative" that had Citizenship and Immigration Services build lists of people to investigate, and that an August 31 guidance told agents to prioritize field questioning about voter eligibility in California, Connecticut, Georgia, Missouri, Nevada, New York, Pennsylvania, Washington and Wisconsin. The court enjoined the department from election-related field operations and interviews in those nine states that involve people it knows, suspects or should reasonably suspect are U.S. citizens, and from field operations there based wholly on records from its voter eligibility matching. The order runs until polls close on November 3, 2026, and was stayed until 5 p.m. on October 23, 2026.

    Related: Homeland Security appeals the injunction on its election field operations to the Ninth Circuit

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  4. Oct 20, 2026 National Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Justice Department begins notifying counties it wants to monitor on Election Day 2026

    NPR reported on October 21, 2026 that the Justice Department began notifying counties it wants to monitor on Election Day starting Tuesday, October 20. NPR confirmed notices to Adams County, Colorado; seven counties in Texas; King County, Washington; Miami-Dade County, Florida; and Hennepin and Ramsey counties in Minnesota. NPR reports that state officials were at first not notified at the same time as counties, and that a department spokesperson said it prioritizes places with competitive elections and would monitor Adams County because it is covered by Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act. Colorado's Secretary of State's office told NPR it was considering how to respond, since state rules require observers to have its permission unless a court orders otherwise.

    Related: Justice Department tells Marion County it will send election monitors on November 3; Lake County also named · Justice Department plans election monitors in Bibb, Chatham, Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton and Gwinnett counties · Washington County Election Commission votes to keep Justice Department monitors out of polling places

    Source last checked Oct 22, 2026

  5. Oct 15, 2026 National Courts and officials Withdrawn

    Appeals in the Massachusetts Executive Order 14399 and Postal Service cases are voluntarily dismissed

    On October 15, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit entered judgment in Nos. 26-1987, 26-1988, 26-1989 and 26-1991, appeals in State of California v. United States Postal Service and League of Women Voters of Massachusetts v. Trump. Upon the appellants' unopposed motions, the court ordered "that these appeals be voluntarily dismissed" under Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 42(b)(2), with the mandate to issue forthwith. The judgment was entered on the district court docket on October 16, 2026.

    Related: Federal court in Massachusetts enjoins Postal Service implementation of Section 3 of Executive Order 14399 · First Circuit refuses to stay the Massachusetts preliminary injunction against parts of the Postal Service ballot-mail rule

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  6. Oct 9, 2026 National Courts and officials Decided by a court

    Federal court vacates Justice Department voter-roll policy in Common Cause v. Department of Justice

    On October 9, 2026, Judge Sparkle Sooknanan of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted summary judgment to the plaintiffs, who challenged a Civil Rights Division policy of demanding state voter registration lists and urging removals. The opinion says "The Court therefore sets aside and vacates the challenged policy under the Administrative Procedure Act." The Justice Department argued it has statutory authority for the policy.

    Related: Justice Department sues Oregon and Maine for statewide voter registration lists · Justice Department's voter roll lawsuits reach 29 states and the District of Columbia

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

  7. October 2026 National Courts and officials Pending

    Democratic leaders and party committees sue to bar federal orders removing voters or holding back ballots

    The Associated Press reported on October 21, 2026 that Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and the Democratic Governors Association sued in federal court in Washington (the AP says the suit was filed Tuesday, October 20). The suit names President Trump, the Justice Department, Attorney General Todd Blanche, the Department of Homeland Security and Secretary Markwayne Mullin. It asks for an order barring the administration from removing legally registered voters from statewide voter lists or denying ballots to them, and a ruling that the administration illegally threatened state election officials with prosecution. It cites the Justice Department's suit over California mail ballots. The AP reports the case was assigned to Chief Judge James Boasberg and that the Justice Department said its actions are grounded in law.

    Related: Justice Department sues California over about 20,000 registrants it calls likely noncitizens · Democratic plaintiffs ask for fast-tracked discovery in their suit over federal pressure on election officials

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  8. Sep 25, 2026 National Courts and officials Decided by a court

    Supreme Court grants stay in Department of Homeland Security v. League of Women Voters, on voter citizenship checks

    On September 25, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a per curiam order on an application for stay, granted the government's request in a case about the modified SAVE program, which lets state and local agencies check the citizenship status of registered voters against Social Security Administration records. The Court said it was "likely to reverse the District Court's holding that the federal defendants violated the Social Security Act, the Privacy Act, and the APA." The order says that Executive Order 14248 directed the Department of Homeland Security to put new systems in place for that purpose.

    Related: President signs Executive Order 14248 on federal elections

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

  9. Sep 18, 2026 National Polling places and drop boxes Pending

    Civil rights and labor groups sue over possible federal immigration agents near polling places

    On September 18, 2026, a coalition of nine civil rights and union groups sued in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to prevent the deployment of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to polling locations in November. States Newsroom reported it as the second such suit that month. The groups argue the policy violates the federal law that bars "armed men" at election sites and the Voting Rights Act's bar on intimidation. A Justice Department spokesperson said: "The DOJ has never said it would send federal law enforcement to polling locations." A Homeland Security spokesperson said ICE was not planning operations that targeted polling locations. No ruling is recorded here.

    Related: Latino and voting groups and the City of Denver sue over armed immigration agents at polling places · Arlington County sues to keep armed federal agents away from its polling places

    Source last checked Oct 21, 2026

  10. Sep 13, 2026 National Courts and officials Blocked by a court

    Federal court in Washington enjoins the Postal Service ballot mail rule

    On September 13, 2026, Judge Carl Nichols of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted preliminary injunctions against the Postal Service's final ballot-mail rule in three consolidated cases. The opinion says "no statute grants the Postal Service the power to issue key parts of the Rule" and that plaintiffs are likely to succeed on their claim that the rule was ultra vires.

    Related: President signs Executive Order 14399 on citizenship verification and mail ballots · Postal Service issues final rule on ballot mail for federal elections · Federal court in Washington denies preliminary injunctions against Executive Order 14399

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

  11. Sep 10, 2026 National Maps and lines Proposed

    Census Bureau proposes residence criteria for the 2030 census that would exclude some noncitizens from the apportionment count

    On September 10, 2026 the Census Bureau, an agency of the Department of Commerce, published a proposed rule in the Federal Register (91 FR 57524, Docket No. 260903-0005, RIN 0607-AA75) that would add two new parts to the Code of Federal Regulations: residence criteria for the decennial census, and standards and restrictions for demographic questions on the census questionnaire. On residence, the notice states that "the Census Bureau proposes to include lawful permanent residents within the apportionment base, while excluding from the apportionment base illegal aliens and aliens whose legal status is less durable and indefinite in length than lawful permanent resident status," and says it is considering using administrative records to determine legal status. The comment period, first set to end October 13, 2026, was extended to November 2, 2026 by a notice published October 5, 2026. Al Jazeera and CNBC reported on the proposal, and CNBC reported that opponents expect litigation.

    Source last checked Oct 22, 2026

  12. Sep 10, 2026 National Polling places and drop boxes Pending

    Latino and voting groups and the City of Denver sue over armed immigration agents at polling places

    On September 10, 2026, the League of United Latin American Citizens, Common Cause, Common Cause Education Fund, UnidosUS and the City and County of Denver, Colorado filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (No. 1:26-cv-03157) against the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and their leaders. The complaint alleges that the Homeland Security Secretary's statements of September 1, 2026 set a policy of authorizing armed Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to go to polling places, which the plaintiffs say violates 18 U.S.C. § 592, the law that bars federal officials from keeping "any troops or armed men at any place where a general or special election is held" except to repel armed enemies of the United States. No ruling is recorded in this entry.

    Related: Civil rights and labor groups sue over possible federal immigration agents near polling places

    Source last checked Oct 21, 2026

  13. Sep 10, 2026 National Courts and officials Blocked by a court

    First Circuit refuses to stay the Massachusetts preliminary injunction against parts of the Postal Service ballot-mail rule

    On September 4, 2026, Judge Indira Talwani of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts entered a memorandum and order granting the plaintiffs' motions for a preliminary injunction in League of Women Voters of Massachusetts v. Trump and the related states' case (Nos. 1:26-cv-11549 and 1:26-cv-13917), and the federal defendants and twelve intervening states appealed the same day. On September 10, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (Nos. 26-2029 to 26-2032) denied the motions for a stay. Its order says the district court concluded the final rule was likely unconstitutional and found it would be impossible for states to comply in the time left before November 3, and that the appellants "have failed to meet their burden for disturbing any aspect of the district court's preliminary injunction order." The Postal Service's request for an administrative stay was denied as moot.

    Related: Federal court in Massachusetts temporarily stays parts of the Postal Service ballot-mail rule for the 2026 election · Postal Service issues final rule on ballot mail for federal elections · Appeals in the Massachusetts Executive Order 14399 and Postal Service cases are voluntarily dismissed

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  14. Aug 27, 2026 National Courts and officials Blocked by a court

    Federal court in Massachusetts temporarily stays parts of the Postal Service ballot-mail rule for the 2026 election

    On August 27, 2026, Judge Indira Talwani of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts granted in part the plaintiffs' motions for a temporary restraining order in League of Women Voters of Massachusetts v. Trump (No. 1:26-cv-11549) and State of California v. United States Postal Service (No. 1:26-cv-13917). The court granted "an emergency fourteen-day stay" of listed sections of the final rule as to elections on or before November 3, 2026, including the sections making the ballot mail envelope standards and registration in the Postal Service Federal Ballot Mail Portal mandatory, and ordered that the Postal Service defendants "may take no further preparatory steps" to implement them for those elections. The motions for preliminary injunctions remained under advisement.

    Related: Postal Service issues final rule on ballot mail for federal elections · Federal court in Massachusetts finds the government violated its injunction by issuing the Postal Service ballot-mail rule · First Circuit refuses to stay the Massachusetts preliminary injunction against parts of the Postal Service ballot-mail rule

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  15. Aug 26, 2026 National Laws and rules Blocked by a court

    Postal Service issues final rule on ballot mail for federal elections

    The Postal Service's final rule "Ballot Mail for Federal Elections" was published August 26, 2026 and states that it is effective August 21, 2026. It says it responds to Executive Order 14399 and received "more than 200,000 responses" during the comment period. The rule says that, because of injunctions in two Massachusetts cases, the Postal Service "will not take actions to implement the rule specifically for the 2026 election" unless the government obtains relief from them. On September 13, 2026, a federal court in Washington granted preliminary injunctions against the rule.

    Related: President signs Executive Order 14399 on citizenship verification and mail ballots · Postal Service proposes a rule on ballot mail for federal elections · Federal court in Washington enjoins the Postal Service ballot mail rule · Federal court in Massachusetts finds the government violated its injunction by issuing the Postal Service ballot-mail rule · Federal court in Massachusetts temporarily stays parts of the Postal Service ballot-mail rule for the 2026 election · First Circuit refuses to stay the Massachusetts preliminary injunction against parts of the Postal Service ballot-mail rule

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

  16. Aug 25, 2026 National Courts and officials Decided by a court

    Federal court in Massachusetts finds the government violated its injunction by issuing the Postal Service ballot-mail rule

    On August 25, 2026, Judge Indira Talwani of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts ruled on an emergency motion to enforce the preliminary injunction in League of Women Voters of Massachusetts v. Trump (No. 1:26-cv-11549). The order says the Postal Service completed rulemaking on Friday evening, August 21, 2026, by sending a final rule implementing Section 3 of Executive Order 14399 to the Office of the Federal Register, although the injunction barred "initiating or completing rulemaking" for the November 3, 2026 election. The court "finds that Defendants violated the court's Preliminary Injunction but imposes no remedy other than identifying the violation."

    Related: Federal court in Massachusetts enjoins Postal Service implementation of Section 3 of Executive Order 14399 · Postal Service issues final rule on ballot mail for federal elections · Federal court in Massachusetts temporarily stays parts of the Postal Service ballot-mail rule for the 2026 election

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  17. Aug 24, 2026 National Courts and officials Decided by a court

    Supreme Court stays the Massachusetts injunction against parts of Executive Order 14399 in Trump v. California

    On August 24, 2026, in No. 26A124 (with No. 26A139), the Supreme Court granted the Government's application for a stay in a per curiam opinion. The Court wrote that "the Government is likely to prevail on the merits of its argument that the District Court lacked jurisdiction to enter the judgment," because the Order "imposes no obligations on the States" and the States had not shown an injury that gives them standing. The injunction entered in No. 1:26-cv-11581 (D. Mass.) is stayed pending appeal to the First Circuit and any petition for certiorari. The Court added that its ruling "does not mean that any measure taken by the Government to implement the Order will necessarily be lawful." Justices Sotomayor and Jackson filed dissents. The application in No. 26A139 was denied as moot.

    Related: Federal court in Massachusetts declares parts of Executive Order 14399 void in a suit by states · President signs Executive Order 14399 on citizenship verification and mail ballots

    Source last checked Oct 21, 2026

  18. Aug 17, 2026 National Courts and officials Pending

    Justice Department appeals the dismissal of its District of Columbia voter-list suit

    On August 17, 2026, the United States filed a notice of appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit from the August 6, 2026 memorandum opinion and order denying its motion to compel records in United States v. Evans (No. 1:25-cv-04403).

    Related: Federal judge dismisses the Justice Department's suit for the District of Columbia's voter registration list

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  19. Aug 11, 2026 National Courts and officials Blocked by a court

    Federal court in Massachusetts enjoins Postal Service implementation of Section 3 of Executive Order 14399

    On August 11, 2026, Judge Indira Talwani of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts granted a renewed motion for a preliminary injunction in League of Women Voters of Massachusetts v. Trump. As to elections on or before November 3, 2026, the court "ENJOINS the USPS's implementation of Section 3 of the EO."

    Related: President signs Executive Order 14399 on citizenship verification and mail ballots · Federal court in Massachusetts declares parts of Executive Order 14399 void in a suit by states · Postal Service issues final rule on ballot mail for federal elections · Federal court in Massachusetts finds the government violated its injunction by issuing the Postal Service ballot-mail rule · Appeals in the Massachusetts Executive Order 14399 and Postal Service cases are voluntarily dismissed

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

  20. Aug 6, 2026 National Courts and officials Decided by a court

    Federal judge dismisses the Justice Department's suit for the District of Columbia's voter registration list

    On August 6, 2026, Judge Randolph D. Moss of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia denied the United States' motion to compel in United States v. Evans (No. 1:25-cv-04403), dismissed the case, and denied the defendants' and intervenors' motions to dismiss as moot, stating that the order was a final judgment. The order refers to a memorandum opinion filed the same day. The lead defendant is Monica H. Evans, executive director of the District of Columbia Board of Elections.

    Related: Justice Department's voter roll lawsuits reach 29 states and the District of Columbia

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  21. Jul 22, 2026 National Laws and rules Failed

    House passes bill with a photo-ID voting requirement; Senate cloture vote fails, 53-47, on September 30, 2026

    On July 22, 2026, the House passed H.R. 7008, the Stop Insider Trading Act, by 232 to 198 (Roll no. 280). Section 3 of the House-passed text is titled "Requiring voters to provide photo identification." On September 30, 2026, the Senate voted 53 to 47 on cloture on the motion to proceed, and the bill record says cloture was "not invoked" (Record Vote 253).

    Related: House passes SAVE America Act text as an amendment to S. 1383, 218-213

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

  22. Jun 29, 2026 National Courts and officials Decided by a court

    Supreme Court decides Watson v. Republican National Committee

    On June 29, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court held that "The federal election-day statutes do not prevent Mississippi from counting absentee ballots postmarked by election day but received up to five days thereafter; nothing in the federal election-day statutes requires ballots to be received by election day."

    Related: Supreme Court decides Bost v. Illinois State Board of Elections

    Source last checked Oct 22, 2026

  23. Jun 25, 2026 National Courts and officials Blocked by a court

    Federal court in Massachusetts declares parts of Executive Order 14399 void in a suit by states

    On June 25, 2026, Judge Indira Talwani of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts granted summary judgment to a group of states and the District of Columbia. The court ordered and declared that "Sections 2 and 3 of the EO are legally void as they are ultra vires and unconstitutionally violate the separation of powers, and that Section 5 of the EO is merely precatory," and enjoined agencies from implementing Sections 2 and 3 for the November 3, 2026 or any earlier federal election in the plaintiff states.

    Related: President signs Executive Order 14399 on citizenship verification and mail ballots · Federal court in Massachusetts enjoins Postal Service implementation of Section 3 of Executive Order 14399

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

  24. Jun 2, 2026 National Laws and rules Proposed

    Postal Service proposes a rule on ballot mail for federal elections

    On June 2, 2026, the Postal Service published a proposed rule, "Ballot Mail for Federal Elections," to amend its Domestic Mail Manual on the transmission of mail-in or absentee ballots for federal elections. The final rule says the comment period closed on July 2, 2026.

    Related: President signs Executive Order 14399 on citizenship verification and mail ballots · Postal Service issues final rule on ballot mail for federal elections

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

  25. May 28, 2026 National Courts and officials Decided by a court

    Federal court in Washington denies preliminary injunctions against Executive Order 14399

    On May 28, 2026, Judge Carl Nichols of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia denied motions for preliminary injunctions in three consolidated cases against Executive Order 14399. On the postal-rulemaking provision the court wrote that, because the Postal Service had not yet issued a proposed rule, "Plaintiffs' claims are not ripe."

    Related: President signs Executive Order 14399 on citizenship verification and mail ballots · Federal court in Washington enjoins the Postal Service ballot mail rule

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

  26. May 18, 2026 National Courts and officials Decided by a court

    Supreme Court vacates the Eighth Circuit judgment in Turtle Mountain v. Howe and remands in light of Louisiana v. Callais

    On May 18, 2026, the Supreme Court granted the petition in No. 25-253, vacated the Eighth Circuit's judgment and remanded the case for further consideration in light of Louisiana v. Callais. Justice Jackson dissented, writing that the case "presents only the question of Section 2's private enforceability, which our decision in Louisiana v. Callais ... did not address," and that she would summarily reverse. The docket records the Court's judgment as issued on June 22, 2026.

    Related: Eighth Circuit holds private plaintiffs cannot use Section 1983 to enforce Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act · Supreme Court stays Eighth Circuit mandate in Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians v. Howe · Supreme Court decides Louisiana v. Callais · Supreme Court vacates the Eighth Circuit judgment and remands in light of Louisiana v. Callais

    Source last checked Oct 21, 2026

  27. Apr 29, 2026 National Courts and officials Decided by a court

    Supreme Court decides Louisiana v. Callais

    On April 29, 2026, after reargument on October 15, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court held: "Because the Voting Rights Act did not require Louisiana to create an additional majority-minority district, no compelling interest justified the State's use of race in creating SB8, and that map is an unconstitutional racial gerrymander."

    Related: Supreme Court decides Allen v. Milligan · Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1982 become law · Supreme Court decides Thornburg v. Gingles

    Source last checked Oct 22, 2026

  28. Mar 31, 2026 National Laws and rules In effect

    President signs Executive Order 14399 on citizenship verification and mail ballots

    Executive Order 14399, "Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections," is dated March 31, 2026 and was published in the Federal Register on April 3, 2026. Section 2 directs the Department of Homeland Security to compile and transmit to each state a "State Citizenship List." Section 3 directs the Postmaster General to begin a rulemaking on mail-in and absentee ballots within 60 days. Courts later enjoined parts of the Postal Service rule that followed.

    Related: Postal Service issues final rule on ballot mail for federal elections · Federal court in Washington denies preliminary injunctions against Executive Order 14399 · Federal court in Washington enjoins the Postal Service ballot mail rule · Federal court in Massachusetts declares parts of Executive Order 14399 void in a suit by states · Federal court in Massachusetts enjoins Postal Service implementation of Section 3 of Executive Order 14399

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

  29. Feb 26, 2026 National Courts and officials Pending

    Justice Department's voter roll lawsuits reach 29 states and the District of Columbia

    On February 26, 2026, the Justice Department announced lawsuits against Utah, Oklahoma, Kentucky, West Virginia and New Jersey over their full voter registration lists. Court outcomes in the individual suits are not recorded in this entry. The release says this "brings the Justice Department's nationwide total to 29 states and the District of Columbia."

    Related: Justice Department sues Oregon and Maine for statewide voter registration lists · Federal court vacates Justice Department voter-roll policy in Common Cause v. Department of Justice · Federal judge dismisses the Justice Department's suit for Colorado's voter registration list · Federal judge dismisses the Justice Department's suit for Connecticut's voter registration list · Federal judge dismisses the Justice Department's suit for Arizona's voter registration list · Federal judge dismisses the Justice Department's suit for the District of Columbia's voter registration list

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  30. Feb 11, 2026 National Laws and rules Failed

    House passes SAVE America Act text as an amendment to S. 1383, 218-213

    On February 11, 2026, the House passed S. 1383 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute, by 218 to 213 (Roll no. 69). The House-passed text is titled the "SAVE America Act." On March 17, 2026, the Senate agreed 51 to 48 to a motion to proceed to the House message on S. 1383 (Record Vote 57). On March 21, 2026, a cloture vote on a related motion was "not invoked" by 41 to 49 (Record Vote 61). The bill record lists no final Senate vote, and it did not become law.

    Related: House passes SAVE Act, 220-208; Senate does not act · House passes bill with a photo-ID voting requirement; Senate cloture vote fails, 53-47, on September 30, 2026

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

  31. Jan 14, 2026 National Courts and officials Decided by a court

    Supreme Court decides Bost v. Illinois State Board of Elections

    On January 14, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court held that "As a candidate for office, Congressman Bost has standing to challenge the rules that govern the counting of votes in his election."

    Related: Supreme Court decides Watson v. Republican National Committee

    Source last checked Oct 22, 2026

2025

  1. Nov 24, 2025 National Laws and rules In effect

    Postal Service adds a Domestic Mail Manual section defining postmarks

    On November 24, 2025, the Postal Service published a final rule adding section 608.11, "Postmarks and Postal Possession," to the Domestic Mail Manual, effective December 24, 2025. It says the new language "does not change any existing postal operations or postmarking practices" and is intended to improve public understanding of postmarks and the date of mailing.

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

  2. Oct 31, 2025 National Courts and officials Blocked by a court

    Federal court permanently bars the Election Assistance Commission from implementing Section 2(a) of Executive Order 14248

    On October 31, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted partial summary judgment to the plaintiffs and permanently enjoined the Election Assistance Commission, its commissioners and its executive director from implementing Section 2(a) of Executive Order 14248. The court wrote that "this Court holds that the President lacks the authority to direct such changes" to federal election procedures.

    Related: President signs Executive Order 14248 on federal elections · Federal court in Washington blocks parts of Executive Order 14248

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

  3. Oct 24, 2025 National Polling places and drop boxes In effect

    Justice Department announces it will monitor polling sites in six California and New Jersey counties

    On October 24, 2025, the Justice Department announced that it would monitor polling sites ahead of the November 4, 2025 general election in six jurisdictions: Passaic County, New Jersey, and Kern, Riverside, Fresno, Orange and Los Angeles counties, California. The release says the Civil Rights Division would deploy personnel who would coordinate with U.S. Attorney's Offices.

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

  4. Sep 16, 2025 National Courts and officials Pending

    Justice Department sues Oregon and Maine for statewide voter registration lists

    On September 16, 2025, the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division announced lawsuits against Oregon and Maine and their secretaries of state, alleging violations of the National Voter Registration Act, the Help America Vote Act and the Civil Rights Act of 1960 by refusing to provide unredacted statewide voter registration lists and information on voter list maintenance. Court outcomes in the individual suits are not recorded in this entry.

    Related: Justice Department's voter roll lawsuits reach 29 states and the District of Columbia · Federal court vacates Justice Department voter-roll policy in Common Cause v. Department of Justice

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  5. Jul 24, 2025 National Courts and officials Decided by a court

    Supreme Court stays Eighth Circuit mandate in Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians v. Howe

    On July 24, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court granted an application in No. 25A62, staying the issuance of the mandate of the Eighth Circuit in No. 23-3655 pending the filing and disposition of a petition for certiorari. Justices Thomas, Alito and Gorsuch would have denied it. The applicants wrote that "private plaintiffs can no longer enforce Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) in the Eighth Circuit" as a result of the decision below. Later steps in the case are not recorded in this entry.

    Related: Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1982 become law

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

  6. Jun 13, 2025 National Courts and officials Blocked by a court

    Federal court in Massachusetts blocks parts of Executive Order 14248 in a suit by 19 states

    On June 13, 2025, Judge Denise Casper of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts granted a preliminary injunction in a suit by attorneys general of nineteen states. The court enjoined implementation of Sections 2(a), 2(d), 3(d), 7(a) and 7(b) of Executive Order 14248, and said the injunction as to Sections 2(a), 2(d) and 3(d) applies as to all states.

    Related: President signs Executive Order 14248 on federal elections · Federal court in Washington blocks parts of Executive Order 14248

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

  7. May 14, 2025 National Courts and officials Decided by a court

    Eighth Circuit holds private plaintiffs cannot use Section 1983 to enforce Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act

    On May 14, 2025, a divided Eighth Circuit panel in Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians v. Howe, No. 23-3655, wrote that "private plaintiffs" cannot "maintain a private right of action for alleged violations of § 2 through 42 U.S.C. § 1983." It vacated the North Dakota district court's judgment and remanded with instructions that the case be dismissed for want of a cause of action. Chief Judge Colloton dissented, writing that he would affirm the district court's judgment. The panel relied on its 2023 decision in Arkansas State Conference NAACP v. Arkansas Board of Apportionment, which held that Section 2 has no implied private right of action.

    Related: Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1982 become law · Supreme Court stays Eighth Circuit mandate in Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians v. Howe · Eighth Circuit holds private plaintiffs cannot enforce Section 2 in the circuit and vacates the map ruling

    Source last checked Oct 23, 2026

  8. Apr 24, 2025 National Courts and officials Blocked by a court

    Federal court in Washington blocks parts of Executive Order 14248

    On April 24, 2025, Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted preliminary injunctions in three consolidated cases. The court enjoined the Election Assistance Commission from implementing Section 2(a) of Executive Order 14248 (documentary proof of citizenship on the federal voter registration form) and enjoined certain agencies from implementing Section 2(d). It denied the motions as to Sections 2(b), 7(a) and 7(b).

    Related: President signs Executive Order 14248 on federal elections · Federal court permanently bars the Election Assistance Commission from implementing Section 2(a) of Executive Order 14248

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

  9. Apr 10, 2025 National Laws and rules Failed

    House passes SAVE Act, 220-208; Senate does not act

    On April 10, 2025, the House passed H.R. 22, the SAVE Act, by 220 to 208 (Roll no. 102). The bill was received in the Senate the same day; the bill record lists no later action, and it did not become law.

    Related: House passes SAVE America Act text as an amendment to S. 1383, 218-213

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

  10. Mar 25, 2025 National Laws and rules In effect

    President signs Executive Order 14248 on federal elections

    Executive Order 14248, "Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections," is dated March 25, 2025 and was published in the Federal Register on March 28, 2025. Section 2 is titled "Enforcing the Citizenship Requirement for Federal Elections," Section 4 "Improving the Election Assistance Commission," and Section 7 "Compliance with Federal Law Setting the National Election Day." Courts later enjoined parts of it.

    Related: Federal court in Washington blocks parts of Executive Order 14248 · Federal court permanently bars the Election Assistance Commission from implementing Section 2(a) of Executive Order 14248 · Supreme Court grants stay in Department of Homeland Security v. League of Women Voters, on voter citizenship checks · Federal court in Massachusetts blocks parts of Executive Order 14248 in a suit by 19 states

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

2024

  1. May 23, 2024 National Courts and officials Decided by a court

    Supreme Court decides Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP

    On May 23, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court held that "The District Court's finding that race predominated in the design of District 1 in the Enacted Plan was clearly erroneous" in a challenge to South Carolina's congressional map.

    Source last checked Oct 22, 2026

  2. Mar 4, 2024 National Courts and officials Decided by a court

    Supreme Court decides Trump v. Anderson

    On March 4, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court held that "Because the Constitution makes Congress, rather than the States, responsible for enforcing Section 3 against federal officeholders and candidates, the Colorado Supreme Court erred in ordering former President Trump excluded from Colorado's 2024 Presidential primary ballot."

    Source last checked Oct 23, 2026

2023

  1. Jun 27, 2023 National Courts and officials Decided by a court

    Supreme Court decides Moore v. Harper

    On June 27, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court held that "The Elections Clause does not insulate state legislatures from the ordinary exercise of state judicial review." The case arose from a challenge to North Carolina's congressional map.

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

  2. Jun 8, 2023 National Courts and officials Decided by a court

    Supreme Court decides Allen v. Milligan

    On June 8, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed a lower court's finding that voters had shown a reasonable likelihood of success in claiming that the congressional map Alabama adopted for its 2022 elections (HB1) violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. The lower court had preliminarily barred Alabama from using that map.

    Related: Voting Rights Act of 1965 signed into law · Supreme Court decides Louisiana v. Callais

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

2022

  1. Dec 29, 2022 National Laws and rules Enacted

    Electoral Count Reform Act of 2022 becomes law

    Division P of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117-328, signed December 29, 2022) may be cited as the "Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act of 2022." Title I may be cited as the "Electoral Count Reform Act of 2022."

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

  2. Jan 19, 2022 National Laws and rules Failed

    Senate cloture on the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act fails, 49-51

    On January 19, 2022, the Senate voted 49 to 51 on cloture on the motion to concur in the House amendment to H.R. 5746, the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act, and cloture was "not invoked" (Record Vote 9). The bill record also lists a motion by Senator Schumer to appeal the ruling of the chair as "not agreed to," on the question "Shall the decision of the Chair stand as the judgement of the Senate," by 52 to 48 (Record Vote 10). The bill did not become law.

    Related: Senate vote to begin debate on the Freedom to Vote Act fails, 49-51 · House passes John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act; Senate cloture vote on November 3, 2021 is 50-49 and fails

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

2021

  1. Oct 20, 2021 National Laws and rules Failed

    Senate vote to begin debate on the Freedom to Vote Act fails, 49-51

    On October 20, 2021, the Senate voted 49 to 51 on cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 2747, the Freedom to Vote Act. The bill record says cloture was "not invoked" (Record Vote 420). The bill did not become law.

    Related: For the People Act of 2021 passes the House; Senate committee discharge vote is 50-49 and the bill stalls · Senate cloture on the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act fails, 49-51

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

  2. Aug 24, 2021 National Laws and rules Failed

    House passes John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act; Senate cloture vote on November 3, 2021 is 50-49 and fails

    On August 24, 2021, the House passed H.R. 4, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021, by 219 to 212 (Roll no. 260). On November 3, 2021, a Senate vote on cloture on the motion to proceed to the companion bill, S. 4, was 50 to 49 and cloture was "not invoked" (Record Vote 459). Neither bill became law.

    Related: House passes Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019; no Senate vote follows · Senate cloture on the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act fails, 49-51

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

  3. Aug 12, 2021 National Maps and lines Settled

    Census Bureau releases 2020 redistricting data for states

    On August 12, 2021, the Census Bureau released the 2020 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File, which it described as delivering data for states to begin redistricting. On September 16, 2021, it released the same data in an easier-to-use format on data.census.gov and delivered a toolkit to states.

    Source last checked Oct 22, 2026

  4. Jul 1, 2021 National Courts and officials Decided by a court

    Supreme Court decides Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee

    On July 1, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court held that "Arizona's out-of-precinct policy and HB 2023 do not violate § 2 of the VRA, and HB 2023 was not enacted with a racially discriminatory purpose." The case concerned rules on counting ballots cast in the wrong precinct and on who may collect early ballots.

    Related: Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1982 become law

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

  5. Apr 26, 2021 National Maps and lines Settled

    Census Bureau announces 2020 Census apportionment results

    On April 26, 2021, the Census Bureau announced that the 2020 Census resident population of the United States on April 1, 2020 was 331,449,281, and that Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo delivered the population counts used for apportionment of the U.S. House to the President.

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

  6. Mar 3, 2021 National Laws and rules Failed

    For the People Act of 2021 passes the House; Senate committee discharge vote is 50-49 and the bill stalls

    On March 3, 2021, the House passed H.R. 1, the For the People Act of 2021, by 220 to 210 (Roll no. 62). On June 22, 2021, the Senate voted 50 to 50 (Roll call 246) on cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 2093, the For the People Act of 2021, which required 3/5 of the Senate; the Senate roll call records the result as "Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected." On August 11, 2021, the Senate voted 50 to 49 to discharge its Rules and Administration Committee from the companion bill, S. 1 (Roll call 358). The bill records list no Senate vote on passage, and neither bill became law.

    Related: House passes For the People Act of 2019; no Senate vote follows · Senate vote to begin debate on the Freedom to Vote Act fails, 49-51

    Source last checked Oct 22, 2026

  7. Feb 10, 2021 National Polling places and drop boxes In effect

    Election Assistance Commission adopts Voluntary Voting System Guidelines 2.0

    The Election Assistance Commission says that on February 10, 2021 its commissioners unanimously adopted version 2.0 of the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines, the specifications against which voting systems are tested. The EAC says it stopped using versions 1.0 and 1.1 to certify voting systems as of November 16, 2023, and that previously certified systems are not decertified by that change.

    Related: Help America Vote Act of 2002 becomes law

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

2020

  1. Dec 11, 2020 National Courts and officials Decided by a court

    Supreme Court denies Texas's motion to file a suit over other states' 2020 election procedures

    On December 11, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court ordered in Texas v. Pennsylvania: "The State of Texas's motion for leave to file a bill of complaint is denied for lack of standing under Article III of the Constitution. Texas has not demonstrated a judicially cognizable interest in the manner in which another State conducts its elections."

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

2019

  1. Dec 6, 2019 National Laws and rules Failed

    House passes Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019; no Senate vote follows

    On December 6, 2019, the House passed H.R. 4, the Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019, by 228 to 187 (Roll no. 654). It was received in the Senate on December 9, 2019 and referred to the Judiciary Committee; the bill record lists no Senate vote, and it did not become law.

    Related: House passes John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act; Senate cloture vote on November 3, 2021 is 50-49 and fails · Supreme Court decides Shelby County v. Holder

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

  2. Jun 27, 2019 National Courts and officials Decided by a court

    Supreme Court decides Department of Commerce v. New York, on a census citizenship question

    On June 27, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court decided a challenge to the Commerce Secretary's decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census. The syllabus says "The Enumeration Clause permits Congress, and by extension the Secretary, to inquire about citizenship on the census questionnaire," and the judgment was "affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded."

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

  3. Jun 27, 2019 National Courts and officials Decided by a court

    Supreme Court decides Rucho v. Common Cause

    On June 27, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court decided cases from North Carolina and Maryland in which voters challenged congressional maps as partisan. The Court held that such claims present "political questions beyond the reach of the federal courts."

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

  4. Mar 8, 2019 National Laws and rules Failed

    House passes For the People Act of 2019; no Senate vote follows

    On March 8, 2019, the House passed H.R. 1, the For the People Act of 2019, by 234 to 193 (Roll no. 118). The bill was received in the Senate on March 12, 2019 and placed on the Senate calendar; the bill record lists no Senate vote on passage, and it did not become law.

    Related: For the People Act of 2021 passes the House; Senate committee discharge vote is 50-49 and the bill stalls

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

2018

  1. Sep 12, 2018 National Laws and rules In effect

    President signs Executive Order 13848 on foreign interference in U.S. elections

    Executive Order 13848, dated September 12, 2018, imposes sanctions authority in the event of foreign interference in a U.S. election. The order says "there has been no evidence of a foreign power altering the outcome or vote tabulation in any United States election" and declares a national emergency over the threat of interference.

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

  2. Jun 18, 2018 National Courts and officials Decided by a court

    Supreme Court decides Gill v. Whitford

    On June 18, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court reviewed a challenge to Wisconsin's state legislative map as a partisan one. The Court held that "The plaintiffs have failed to demonstrate Article III standing."

    Related: Supreme Court decides Rucho v. Common Cause

    Source last checked Oct 23, 2026

  3. Jun 11, 2018 National Courts and officials Upheld

    Supreme Court decides Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute

    On June 11, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court held that "The process that Ohio uses to remove voters on change-of-residence grounds does not violate the Failure-to-Vote Clause or any other part of the NVRA."

    Related: National Voter Registration Act of 1993 becomes law · Help America Vote Act of 2002 becomes law

    Source last checked Oct 22, 2026

  4. Jan 3, 2018 National Courts and officials Enacted

    President terminates the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity

    Executive Order 13820, dated January 3, 2018 and published January 8, 2018, revoked Executive Order 13799 and states that "the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity is accordingly terminated."

    Related: President establishes the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

2017

  1. May 22, 2017 National Courts and officials Decided by a court

    Supreme Court decides Cooper v. Harris

    On May 22, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court reviewed North Carolina's congressional Districts 1 and 12. The syllabus says the lower court "did not err in concluding that race furnished the predominant rationale for District 1's redesign and that the State's interest in complying with the VRA could not justify that consideration of race."

    Source last checked Oct 23, 2026

  2. May 11, 2017 National Courts and officials Enacted

    President establishes the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity

    Executive Order 13799, dated May 11, 2017 and published May 16, 2017, established the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, chaired by the Vice President, to "study the registration and voting processes used in Federal elections."

    Related: President terminates the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

  3. Jan 6, 2017 National Polling places and drop boxes In effect

    Homeland Security designates election infrastructure as critical infrastructure

    On January 6, 2017, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said he had determined "that election infrastructure in this country should be designated as a subsector of the existing Government Facilities critical infrastructure sector." The statement defines election infrastructure as including "storage facilities, polling places, and centralized vote tabulations locations" and voter registration databases and voting machines.

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

2016

  1. Apr 4, 2016 National Courts and officials Decided by a court

    Supreme Court decides Evenwel v. Abbott

    On April 4, 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court held that "a State or locality may draw its legislative districts based on total population," according to its syllabus.

    Source last checked Oct 23, 2026

2013

  1. Jun 25, 2013 National Courts and officials Struck down

    Supreme Court decides Shelby County v. Holder

    On June 25, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court held that Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act is unconstitutional and that its formula can no longer be used as a basis for requiring places to get federal approval ("preclearance") before changing voting procedures.

    Related: Voting Rights Act of 1965 signed into law · Supreme Court decides Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District No. One v. Holder · Voting Rights Act reauthorized and amended in 2006 · Supreme Court decides South Carolina v. Katzenbach

    Source last checked Oct 23, 2026

  2. Jun 17, 2013 National Courts and officials Decided by a court

    Supreme Court decides Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona

    On June 17, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court held that "Arizona's evidence-of-citizenship requirement, as applied to Federal Form applicants, is pre-empted by the NVRA's mandate that States 'accept and use' the Federal Form."

    Related: National Voter Registration Act of 1993 becomes law

    Source last checked Oct 23, 2026

  3. Mar 28, 2013 National Courts and officials Enacted

    President establishes the Presidential Commission on Election Administration

    Executive Order 13639, dated March 28, 2013 and published April 3, 2013, established the Presidential Commission on Election Administration. The order says the commission "shall identify best practices and otherwise make recommendations to promote the efficient administration of elections."

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

2009

  1. Oct 28, 2009 National Laws and rules Enacted

    Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act becomes law

    Section 575 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84, dated October 28, 2009) may be cited as the "Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act." It adds a requirement that states transmit a validly requested absentee ballot to an absent uniformed services voter or overseas voter not later than 45 days before a federal election, when the request is received at least 45 days before it.

    Related: Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act becomes law

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

  2. Jun 22, 2009 National Courts and officials Decided by a court

    Supreme Court decides Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District No. One v. Holder

    On June 22, 2009, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Voting Rights Act "must be interpreted to permit all political subdivisions, including the district, to seek to bail out from the preclearance requirements," and so did not decide the constitutional question. The syllabus also says the Act "now raises serious constitutional concerns."

    Related: Voting Rights Act reauthorized and amended in 2006 · Supreme Court decides Shelby County v. Holder

    Source last checked Oct 23, 2026

  3. Mar 9, 2009 National Courts and officials Decided by a court

    Supreme Court decides Bartlett v. Strickland

    On March 9, 2009, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed a North Carolina ruling. A three-Justice opinion concluded that Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act "does not require state officials to draw election-district lines to allow a racial minority that would make up less than 50 percent of the voting-age population in the redrawn district to join with crossover voters to elect the minority's candidate of choice."

    Source last checked Oct 23, 2026

2008

  1. Apr 28, 2008 National Courts and officials Upheld

    Supreme Court decides Crawford v. Marion County Election Board

    On April 28, 2008, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling upholding Indiana's photo identification law (SEA 483). Justice Stevens, joined by two other Justices, concluded that "the evidence in the record does not support a facial attack on SEA 483's validity."

    Source last checked Oct 23, 2026

2006

  1. Oct 20, 2006 National Courts and officials Decided by a court

    Supreme Court decides Purcell v. Gonzalez

    On October 20, 2006, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated a Ninth Circuit order that had blocked Arizona's new voter identification requirements before the November election. The Court said that vacating the order "shall of necessity allow the election to proceed without an injunction suspending the requirements" and expressed "no opinion on the correct disposition of the appeals."

    Source last checked Oct 23, 2026

  2. Jul 27, 2006 National Laws and rules Enacted

    Voting Rights Act reauthorized and amended in 2006

    Public Law 109-246, dated July 27, 2006, may be cited as the "Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006." Among other changes it amended Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act and replaced the references to the 1982 amendments in Section 4(a).

    Related: Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1982 become law · Supreme Court decides Shelby County v. Holder

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

  3. Jun 28, 2006 National Courts and officials Decided by a court

    Supreme Court decides LULAC v. Perry

    On June 28, 2006, the U.S. Supreme Court decided challenges to Texas's 2003 congressional redistricting. The Court's syllabus says "Texas' redrawing of District 23's lines amounts to vote dilution violative of § 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965."

    Source last checked Oct 23, 2026

2002

  1. Oct 29, 2002 National Laws and rules Enacted

    Help America Vote Act of 2002 becomes law

    Public Law 107-252, dated October 29, 2002, is titled, in part, "To establish a program to provide funds to States to replace punch card voting systems, to establish the Election Assistance Commission" to assist in the administration of federal elections, and "to establish minimum election administration standards for States and units of local government with responsibility for the administration of Federal elections."

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

2000

  1. Dec 12, 2000 National Courts and officials Decided by a court

    Supreme Court decides Bush v. Gore

    On December 12, 2000, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a per curiam opinion, reversed the Florida Supreme Court's order for manual recounts. The Court's syllabus says "any recount seeking to meet 3 U.S.C. § 5's December 12 'safe-harbor' date would be unconstitutional under the Equal Protection Clause."

    Source last checked Oct 23, 2026

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

1986

  1. Aug 28, 1986 National Laws and rules Enacted

    Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act becomes law

    Public Law 99-410, dated August 28, 1986, may be cited as the "Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act." Its subject is voting in federal elections by members of the uniformed services and by citizens living overseas.

    Related: Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act becomes law

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

  2. Jun 30, 1986 National Courts and officials Decided by a court

    Supreme Court decides Thornburg v. Gingles

    On June 30, 1986, the U.S. Supreme Court decided its first case under the 1982 version of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. The syllabus says minority voters who contend that a multimember form of districting violates Section 2 "must prove that the use of a multimember electoral structure operates to minimize or cancel out their ability to elect their preferred candidates."

    Related: Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1982 become law

    Source last checked Oct 23, 2026

1984

  1. Sep 28, 1984 National Polling places and drop boxes Enacted

    Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act becomes law

    Public Law 98-435, dated September 28, 1984, is titled "To improve access for handicapped and elderly individuals to registration facilities and polling places for Federal elections."

    Source last checked Oct 22, 2026

1982

  1. Jun 29, 1982 National Laws and rules Enacted

    Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1982 become law

    Public Law 97-205, dated June 29, 1982, rewrote Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act to bar any practice "imposed or applied by any State or political subdivision in a manner which results in a denial or abridgement of the right of any citizen of the United States to vote on account of race or color." It also provided that a section 4 provision expires "at the end of the twenty-five-year period following the effective date" of the 1982 amendments.

    Related: Voting Rights Act reauthorized and amended in 2006 · Supreme Court decides Thornburg v. Gingles · Supreme Court decides City of Mobile v. Bolden · Supreme Court decides Louisiana v. Callais

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

1980

  1. Apr 22, 1980 National Courts and officials Decided by a court

    Supreme Court decides City of Mobile v. Bolden

    On April 22, 1980, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed a lower-court ruling against Mobile, Alabama's at-large election system. Four Justices concluded that "Racially discriminatory motivation is a necessary ingredient of a Fifteenth Amendment violation." Congress amended Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act in 1982.

    Related: Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1982 become law

    Source last checked Oct 23, 2026

1975

  1. Aug 6, 1975 National Laws and rules Enacted

    Voting Rights Act extended in 1975, with language-minority protections

    Public Law 94-73, dated August 6, 1975, is titled "To amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to extend certain provisions for an additional seven years, to make permanent the ban against certain prerequisites to voting, and for other purposes." It also provides that no voting qualification may be imposed "to deny or abridge the right of any citizen of the United States to vote because he is a member of a language minority group."

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

1971

  1. Jul 1, 1971 National Laws and rules Enacted

    26th Amendment ratified: voting age of 18

    The National Archives lists the 26th Amendment as passed by Congress on March 23, 1971, and ratified on July 1, 1971. It reads: "The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age."

    Related: Supreme Court decides Oregon v. Mitchell

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

1970

  1. Dec 21, 1970 National Courts and officials Decided by a court

    Supreme Court decides Oregon v. Mitchell

    On December 21, 1970, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on the 1970 Voting Rights Act Amendments. The Court's syllabus says the 18-year-old minimum-age requirement is valid for national elections but not valid for state and local elections, and that the literacy test provision is valid.

    Related: Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1970 become law · 26th Amendment ratified: voting age of 18

    Source last checked Oct 23, 2026

  2. Jun 22, 1970 National Laws and rules Enacted

    Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1970 become law

    Public Law 91-285, dated June 22, 1970, is titled "To extend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 with respect to the discriminatory use of tests, and for other purposes." It may be cited as the Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1970.

    Related: Supreme Court decides Oregon v. Mitchell · Voting Rights Act of 1965 signed into law

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

1969

  1. Mar 3, 1969 National Courts and officials Decided by a court

    Supreme Court decides Allen v. State Board of Elections

    On March 3, 1969, the U.S. Supreme Court held that "Private litigants may invoke the jurisdiction of the district courts to obtain relief under § 5" of the Voting Rights Act, according to the Court's syllabus.

    Related: Voting Rights Act of 1965 signed into law

    Source last checked Oct 23, 2026

1967

  1. Dec 14, 1967 National Maps and lines Enacted

    Congress requires single-member congressional districts (Public Law 90-196)

    Public Law 90-196, approved December 14, 1967, provides that in each state entitled to more than one Representative "there shall be established by law a number of districts equal to the number of Representatives to which such State is so entitled," with "no district to elect more than one Representative."

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

1966

  1. Mar 24, 1966 National Courts and officials Struck down

    Supreme Court decides Harper v. Virginia Board of Elections

    On March 24, 1966, the U.S. Supreme Court held that "a State's conditioning of the right to vote on the payment of a fee or tax violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment." The case concerned Virginia's poll tax.

    Source last checked Oct 23, 2026

  2. Mar 7, 1966 National Courts and officials Upheld

    Supreme Court decides South Carolina v. Katzenbach

    On March 7, 1966, the U.S. Supreme Court decided South Carolina's challenge to the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The Court held that "the sections of the Act properly before this Court are a valid effectuation of the Fifteenth Amendment."

    Related: Voting Rights Act of 1965 signed into law · Supreme Court decides Shelby County v. Holder

    Source last checked Oct 23, 2026

1965

  1. Aug 6, 1965 National Laws and rules Enacted

    Voting Rights Act of 1965 signed into law

    President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law on August 6, 1965. The National Archives says the act outlawed the discriminatory voting practices adopted in many southern states after the Civil War.

    Related: Supreme Court decides Shelby County v. Holder · Supreme Court decides Allen v. Milligan

    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.