Georgia lawsuit challenges law removing party labels from local races in Democratic-leaning counties

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Metro Atlanta district attorneys have filed a lawsuit challenging Georgia's House Bill 369, a new law that removes party labels from district attorney and other local races in five Democratic-leaning counties. The lawsuit argues the measure unconstitutionally targets Black and Democratic voters through what it calls "political redlining." The five affected counties are among Georgia's most populous and Democratic-leaning, have large Black populations, and all have Black women serving as district attorney — which the lawsuit highlights as central to the law's impact.

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Metro Atlanta district attorneys sued to block a new Georgia law that would strip party labels from district attorney and other local races in five Democratic-leaning counties, arguing the measure is an unconstitutional attack on Black and Democratic voters.

The five metro Atlanta counties are among the state's most populous and Democratic-leaning.

They also have large Black populations and all have Black women serving as district attorney — a fact the lawsuit and voting rights advocates have pointed to as central to the law's impact.

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The five metro Atlanta counties are among the state’s most populous and Democratic-leaning. They also have large Black populations and all have Black women serving as district attorney — a fact the lawsuit and voting rights advocates have pointed to as ce

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