Which body is typically responsible for redistricting?

Which body is typically responsible for redistricting?

• A. Governor only
• B. U.S. Congress only
• C. General Assembly
• D. State Supreme Court only

Answer: (C)

Redistricting after the census is about drawing new district boundaries so each district has roughly equal population. In Georgia and many states, the power to draft and approve those maps sits with the state legislature, the General Assembly. Lawmakers in both houses propose and shape the district lines and pass the maps into law, typically with the governor’s signature required. The governor isn’t the one who normally redraws districts by itself, and the U.S. Congress doesn’t handle state redistricting. Courts may step in if legal challenges arise or to mandate a map, but they’re not the usual body that does the redrawing. So the General Assembly is the body that is typically responsible for redistricting.

Redistricting after the census is about drawing new district boundaries so each district has roughly equal population. In Georgia and many states, the power to draft and approve those maps sits with the state legislature, the General Assembly. Lawmakers in both houses propose and shape the district lines and pass the maps into law, typically with the governor’s signature required. The governor isn’t the one who normally redraws districts by itself, and the U.S. Congress doesn’t handle state redistricting. Courts may step in if legal challenges arise or to mandate a map, but they’re not the usual body that does the redrawing. So the General Assembly is the body that is typically responsible for redistricting.