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Kemp declines special Georgia session on redistricting and executive powers

First covered Wednesday, November 4, 2026The United StatesU.S. PoliticsWell-covered
 
 
     
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
A SESSION THE GOVERNOR WON'T CALLREFRAMED ILLUSTRATION

The Facts

  • Gov. Brian Kemp said he will not call a special session on redistricting changes.
  • Kemp also rejected a special session to curtail executive-branch powers.
  • Kemp is a Republican leaving office because of term limits.
  • Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms won Georgia’s gubernatorial election against Republican Rick Jackson.
  • Bottoms is set to succeed Kemp as Georgia’s governor.
  • Kemp said budget issues could still require lawmakers to act before January.

Context

What did Kemp rule out?

Kemp said he would not summon the Georgia General Assembly for a special session to debate redistricting changes or curtail executive-branch powers. NYT CBS News POLITICO

Who will succeed Kemp?

Keisha Lance Bottoms, a Democrat and former Atlanta mayor, won the gubernatorial election over Republican Rick Jackson and will succeed Kemp. DH.be N-tv Yahoo!

Could Georgia lawmakers still meet before the regular session?

Kemp left open the possibility of action on budget issues before the regular legislative session begins in January. CBS News Hill

Where Left and Right agree

Left and right largely agree on this one.

What both sides accept
Both agree Kemp was right to reject a special session on redistricting and on curbing executive power before Bottoms takes office.
Where Left and Right differ in emphasis
The left and the right agree Kemp was right to skip a special session, but not why.
Watch for
Watch whether Kemp calls lawmakers back before January for the budget work he says may still be needed, since any such session would be the first test of his stated limits.CBS News, The Hill

How left and right read it

Left says

When maps get redrawn right before power changes hands, the people who lose representation rarely have lobbyists in the room. That is why Kemp's refusal to call a special session on redistricting matters, and his refusal to strip executive-branch powers before Bottoms takes office matters too: Bottoms won, so she should govern with the authority voters gave her.

“A Supreme Court decision that weakened the Voting Rights Act has prompted Republican lawmakers across the South to redraw federal and state legislative boundaries to benefit their party, eliminating districts that had been created to promote minority representation.” — The New York Times↗

Is this how the left would actually put it?
Right says

The powers of an office should not be rewritten the moment the occupant is about to change party, because rules bent on the way out are rules no one can rely on later. Keep the only pre-January business the budget work he says lawmakers may still face.

Is this how the right would actually put it?

Kemp's refusal keeps the transfer boring on purpose — Bottoms inherits the same authority Kemp had, no last-minute rewrites.

The receipts — 100 sources

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