Here's a quick guide. Redrawing voting district lines for reapportionment. Refers to the 1975 act of Congress authorizing the Census Bureau to release data to states for redistricting purposes. States use the racial data to comply with the Voting Rights Act. Georgia was found to have had such practices and is said to be a preclearance state.
Justice looks for plans that show no retrogression.
Changing district lines in a way that takes a step backward and puts minority voters in a worse position than before the lines were changed. Georgia's Redistricting Time line Redrawing Georgia's voting districts affects the state's voice in Congress and the balance of political power locally. Here are the key dates to follow. The U.S. Census Bureau releases population counts for all 50 states for congressional reapportionment as required by the Constitution. Georgia's population grows 26 percent between 1990 and 2000, making the state the 10th largest in the nation and causing Georgia's delegation in the House of Representatives to rise from 11 to 13 members.