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title: HR 14. Mid-decade reapportionment or redistricting of congressional and legislative districts; prohibit - CA
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cite_as: HR 14, 2026 Special Session (Ga.)
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date: 2026-06-20
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bill_number: HR 14
session: 2026 Special Session
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chamber: House
bill_type: resolution
status_date: 2026-06-17
last_action: House Second Readers
sponsors:
- Carolyn Hugley
- Samuel Park
- Tanya Miller
- Saira Draper
- Park Cannon
- Kim Schofield
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- redistricting
- voting rights
- constitutional amendment
- legislative districts
- congressional maps
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# HR 14. Mid-decade reapportionment or redistricting of congressional and legislative districts; prohibit - CA
## Text
House Resolution 14EX
By: Representatives Hugley of the 141st, Park of the 107th, Miller of the 62nd, Draper of the
90th, Cannon of the 58th, and others
A RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Georgia so as to prohibit
mid-decade reapportionment or redistricting of congressional and legislative districts; to
authorize limited remedial plans in the event of a court finding defects in such districts; to
provide for related matters; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification
or rejection; and for other purposes.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION 1.
Article III, Section II of the Constitution is amended by revising Paragraph II as follows:
"Paragraph II. Apportionment of General Assembly. The General Assembly shall
apportion the Senate and House districts. Such districts shall be composed of contiguous
territory. The apportionment of the Senate and of the House of Representatives shall be
changed by the General Assembly as necessary after each United States decennial census.
The General Assembly, at the first regular session convening after the return of every
decennial census of population taken by order of Congress, shall apportion districts for the
Senate, the House of Representatives and Georgia's delegation to the United States House
of Representatives, and any other state office elected by district. Such districts shall be
composed of contiguous territory. Once established, such districts shall remain unaltered
H. R. 14EX
until the return of the next subsequent decennial census of population taken by order of
Congress; provided, however, that, if a court of competent jurisdiction finds that one or
more such districts violates this Constitution, or the Constitution of the United States or
federal law, the General Assembly shall have the limited authority to remedy the defects
specifically identified by such court, but otherwise such apportionment or district plan shall
remain unaltered for the time provided for in this Paragraph."
SECTION 2.
The above proposed amendment to the Constitution shall be published and submitted as
provided in Article X, Section I, Paragraph II of the Constitution. The ballot submitting the
above proposed amendment shall have written or printed thereon the following:
"( ) YES Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to prohibit mid-decade
( ) NO reapportionment or redistricting of legislative and congressional districts and
to provide for limited remedies if a court finds defects?"
All persons desiring to vote in favor of ratifying the proposed amendment shall vote "Yes."
All persons desiring to vote against ratifying the proposed amendment shall vote "No." If
such amendment shall be ratified as provided in said Paragraph of the Constitution, it shall
become a part of the Constitution of this state.
H. R. 14EX
## Summaries written by Georgia Commons
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A Georgia House resolution would ask voters to amend the state constitution to bar mid-decade redrawing of congressional and legislative district lines, allowing only narrow court-ordered fixes between census counts.
### Plain-language summary
Currently Georgia's constitution lets the General Assembly change legislative and congressional district lines whenever it decides it is necessary after each U.S. Census, which has allowed redrawing maps between census counts. This resolution proposes a constitutional amendment that would lock those districts in place once the legislature draws them after a decennial census, preventing further changes until the next census, roughly every ten years.
The only exception would be if a court rules that a district violates the Georgia or U.S. Constitution or federal law. In that case, the General Assembly could only fix the specific problems the court identified, not redraw maps more broadly. Because this is a constitutional amendment, it must go to Georgia voters for ratification. The resolution sets the exact ballot question voters would see, asking whether to prohibit mid-decade reapportionment while allowing limited court-ordered remedies.
### What it does
- Amends Article III, Section II of the Georgia Constitution to require districts drawn after a census to stay unchanged until the next decennial census.
- Removes the current language letting the General Assembly change Senate and House districts whenever it deems necessary after a census.
- Extends the same lock-in rule to Georgia's congressional districts and any other state office elected by district, not just state legislative seats.
- Allows the General Assembly to redraw only the specific parts of a district plan a court finds unconstitutional or unlawful, not the whole map.
- Requires the proposed amendment to be put before Georgia voters as a ballot question for ratification or rejection.
### Who it affects
Georgia voters, who would decide the amendment at the ballot box; state lawmakers, who would lose the ability to redraw district maps mid-decade; and members of Georgia's congressional delegation and General Assembly, whose district boundaries would be locked in for ten years absent a court order.
### Why it matters
If ratified, this would end the practice of redrawing congressional or legislative maps outside the normal ten-year census cycle, limiting the legislature's power to reshape districts for political advantage between censuses, except when a court specifically orders a fix.
### Key provisions
- Section 1 rewrites Paragraph II of Article III, Section II to require apportionment of Senate, House, and congressional districts only after each decennial census.
- Section 1 states that once districts are established they must remain unaltered until the next census.
- Section 1 creates a narrow exception letting the General Assembly fix only the specific defects a court identifies, without otherwise altering the map.
- Section 2 sets the exact ballot language voters would see and directs that the amendment be published and submitted under Article X, Section I, Paragraph II of the Constitution.
## Status
- Status: Introduced (2026-06-17)
- Last action: House Second Readers (2026-06-20)
- Sponsors: Carolyn Hugley, Samuel Park, Tanya Miller, Saira Draper, Park Cannon, Kim Schofield
- Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74836
> The history, votes, and amendments (129 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2026-special/hr14.md?full=1