Today, on the 61st anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, a reminder that Rick Jackson strongly supports the U.S. Supreme Court’s disastrous decision in Louisiana v. Callais rolling back decades of key civil rights protections and opening the door to diluting Black voting power in Georgia.
Shortly after the Supreme Court’s ruling in April, Jackson immediately called for a special session to further gerrymander Georgia’s maps, saying that “redrawing the maps must be added to the agenda,” and that “[t]here is no time to waste.” And while the state legislature did not redraw maps during their June special session, Jackson has not closed the door to further gerrymandering Georgia’s maps if he’s elected governor.
Jackson’s strong support for the Supreme Court’s ruling underscores the importance of electing Keisha Lance Bottoms in November, who would veto such egregious proposals if they were brought to her desk.
The contrast couldn’t be clearer: Keisha has laid out her Democracy First Agenda, which would establish the Johnson-Lewis Voting Rights Act to end voter suppression, create a Georgia Voting Rights Commission, boost election transparency, and defend fair maps.
“Rick Jackson fully supported the Supreme Court rolling back decades of civil rights protections, and even called on the state legislature to move expeditiously to dilute Black voting power in Georgia,” said Democratic Party of Georgia spokesperson Jake Strickland. “That’s just shameful, and we deserve a governor like Keisha Lance Bottoms who will fight to protect every eligible Georgian’s right to vote.”
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