Democratic Party activists are organizing a protest for Sunday in East Cobb against what they say is political gerrymandering by Republicans.
A “No Gerrymandering, No Kings” rally is set for Sunday from 1-2:30 p.m. at the intersection of Roswell Road and Johnson Ferry Road.
The East Cobb Democrats are among the groups behind the event, following several anti-Trump “No Kings” rallies at the same location last year.
On their Facebook page, the East Cobb Democrats linked to an event page with the name of the Cobb County Democratic Committee at the top. The other groups include Indivisible Cobb, a left-leaning advocacy group with organized three previous No Kings protests and a group called East Cobb Against Gerrymandering.
Those in the latter group aren’t identified, and the group is linked only to an Instagram page with some more information.
Gov. Brian Kemp has called a special session of the Georgia General Assembly to start June 17 to redraw the state’s Congressional and legislative district maps.
That follows a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in April affecting how Southern states subject to the Voting Rights Act of 1965 can factor race in redistricting.
The special session, which comes a day after Georgia’s primary runoffs, also will address issues with QR codes related to elections.
The maps that will be redrawn in June will not take effect until 2028. Other Southern states have tried to redraw maps for 2026, which critics contend will dilute minority voting strength by making it easier to eliminate majority-black districts.
Kemp and the legislative majority are Republican, and the East Cobb Democrats are messaging three local GOP lawmakers in their appeals.
A message posted on the group’s Instagram page last week urges Republican State Reps. Sharon Cooper, John Carson and Don Parsons, all of East Cobb, “to oppose Governor Kemp’s gerrymandering efforts and stand up for democracy in a moment when it truly matters.
“East Cobb is quickly becoming one of the most competitive battlegrounds in the state, and voters will know whether our Representatives stood up for the people or succumbed to partisan interests.”
Since last year, “No Kings” rallies in East Cobb protested Trump administration policies on immigration and other “unconstitutional actions.”
In March, a similar protest was held against U.S. military action against Iran, led by Indivisible Cobb and a variety of progressive political groups.
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